Methods and compositions for diagnosing and treating virally-associated disease

ABSTRACT

Methods of treating viral diseases are disclosed herein. Certain methods include diagnostic methods that quantify levels of biological features associated with TFH or CD4-CTL cells. Certain methods include treatment methods that affect the number, functionality, activity, or expression of TFH or CD4-CTL cells or TREG cells.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This Application claims priority to, and the benefit of, U.S.Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 63/038,121, entitled “Methodsand Compositions for Diagnosing and Treating Virally-Associated Disease”and filed on Jun. 11, 2020, the entire contents of which areincorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY-SPONSORED RESEARCH OR GOVERNMENT LICENSERIGHTS

This invention was made with government support under grant numberU19AI142742, U19AI118626, and R01HL114093 awarded by the NationalInstitute of Health (NIH). The U.S. Government has certain rights in theinvention.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions fordiagnosing and treating viral diseases and disorders and, moreparticularly, to methods and compositions for treating and diagnosingdiseases and disorders associated with elevated levels of cytotoxic CD4⁺T cell expression or activity.

BACKGROUND

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is causing substantial mortality,morbidity and economic losses and effective vaccines and therapeuticsmay take several months or years to become available. A substantialnumber of patients become life-threateningly ill, and the mechanismsresponsible for causing severe respiratory distress syndrome (SARS) inCOVID-19 are not well understood. Therefore, there is an urgent need tounderstand the key players driving protective and pathogenic immuneresponses in COVID-19. This knowledge may help devise bettertherapeutics and vaccines for tackling the current pandemic. CD4⁺ Tcells are key orchestrators of anti-viral immune responses, eitherthrough direct killing of infected cells, or by enhancing the effectorfunctions of other immune cell types like cytotoxic CD8⁺ T cells, NKcells and B cells. Recent studies in patients with COVID-19 haveverified the presence of CD4⁺ T cells that are reactive to SARS-CoV-2(see, for e.g.: Braun et al., 2020; Grifoni et al., 2020; Thieme et al.,2020). However, the nature and types of CD4⁺ T cell subsets that respondto SARS-CoV-2 and whether they play an important role in drivingprotective or pathogenic immune responses remain elusive. Here, theinventors have analyzed single-cell transcriptomes of virus-reactiveCD4⁺ T cells to determine associations with severity of COVID-19illness, and to compare the molecular properties of SARS-CoV2-reactiveCD4⁺ T cells to other common respiratory virus-reactive CD4⁺ T cellsfrom healthy control subjects.

SUMMARY

This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in asimplified form that are further described below in the DetailedDescription. This Summary is not intended to identify key aspects oressential aspects of the claimed subject matter.

All features of exemplary embodiments which are described in thisdisclosure and are not mutually exclusive can be combined with oneanother. Elements of one embodiment can be utilized in other embodimentswithout further mention. Other aspects and features of the presentinvention will become apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the artupon review of the following description of specific embodiments inconjunction with the accompanying Figures.

As embodied and broadly described herein, an aspect of the presentdisclosure relates to a method of diagnosing a viral infection in asubject, the method comprising obtaining a biological sample from thesubject, quantifying a level of a biological feature associated withcytotoxic follicular helper (TFH) or cytotoxic CD4⁺ (CD4-CTL) cells fromthe biological sample; and comparing the level of the biological featureassociated with the TFH or CD4-CTL cells against a quantifiablereference value, wherein when the level of the biological feature ishigher than the quantifiable reference value, the viral infection isassociated with SARS-CoV-2. In various embodiments, the quantifiablereference value comprises a biological feature associated with theactivity or number of TFH or CD4-CTL cells isolated from a sourceinfected with a non-SARS-CoV-2 virus. In various embodiments thequantifiable reference value comprises a biological feature associatedwith T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells isolated from a source infected with aninfluenza virus. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises the expression or activity of one or more genes set forth inTable 2 and/or Table 3, or one or more of the T-cell receptor (TCR)sequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, orderivative thereof. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of one or more of CXCL13, IL21, CD200,BTLA, POU2AF1, PRF1, GZMB, GZMH, GNLY, or NKG7.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing theseverity of a virally-induced disease in a subject, the methodcomprising obtaining a biological sample from the subject; quantifying alevel of a biological feature associated with T_(FH) cells from thebiological sample; and comparing the level of the biological featureagainst a quantifiable reference value, wherein when the level of thebiological feature is above the quantifiable reference value, thevirally-induced disease is severe. In various embodiments, thequantifiable reference value comprises a biological feature associatedwith the number or activity of T_(FH) cells isolated from a secondsubject suffering from a non-severe case of the virally-induced disease.In various embodiments, the biological feature comprises expression oractivity of one or more genes set forth in Table 3, or one or more ofthe TCR sequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, thebiological feature comprises expression or activity of one or more ofZBED2, ZBTB32, TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3, PD1, DUSP4, CD70, PRF1, or GZMB. Invarious embodiments, the virally-induced disease is COVID-19 or isassociated with SARS-CoV-2.

In some embodiments, the virally-induced disease is the result of aviral infection. In some embodiments, the viral infection is caused by avirus selected from the group consisting of influenza virus,coronavirus, enterovirus (such as coxsackievirus and echovirus),cytomegalovirus, Zika virus, rabies virus, West Nile virus, rubellavirus, polio virus, rotavirus, norovirus, herpes simplex virus,varicella-zoster virus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, humanimmunodeficiency virus, Chikungunya virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagicfever virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, Rift Valley Fever virus, RossRiver virus, and louping ill virus. In various embodiments, thevirally-induced disease is COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing theseverity of a virally-induced disease in a subject, the methodcomprising obtaining a biological sample from the subject; quantifying alevel of a biological feature associated with CD4-CTL cells from thebiological sample; and comparing the level of the biological featureagainst a quantifiable reference value, wherein when the level of thebiological feature is above the quantifiable reference value, thevirally-induced disease is severe. In various embodiments, thequantifiable reference value comprises a biological feature associatedwith the number or activity of CD4-CTL cells isolated from a secondsubject suffering from a non-severe case of the virally-induced disease.In various embodiments, the biological feature comprises expression oractivity of one or more genes set forth in Table 2 or Table 4, or one ormore of the TCR sequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, thebiological feature comprises expression or activity of one or more ofCD72, GPR18, HOPX, ZEB2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCR1, CCR3, CCR5, XCL1, orXCL2. In various embodiments, the virally-induced disease is COVID-19 oris associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing severityof a virally-induced disease in a subject, the method comprisingobtaining a biological sample from the subject; quantifying a level of abiological feature associated with T_(REG) cells from the biologicalsample; and comparing the level of the biological feature associatedwith T_(REG) against a quantifiable reference value, wherein when thelevel of the biological feature is below the quantifiable referencevalue, the virally-induced disease is severe. In various embodiments,the quantifiable reference value comprises a biological featureassociated with the number or activity of T_(REG) cells isolated from asecond subject suffering from a mild form of the virally-induceddisease. In various embodiments, the biological feature comprisesexpression or activity of FOXP3, or one or more of the TCR sequences setforth in Table 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivativethereof. In various embodiments, the virally-induced disease is COVID-19or is associated with SARS-CoV-2. In various embodiments, the biologicalfeature comprises the expression or activity of T-bet, IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF,IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A, or CCL20. In various embodiments, thevirally-induced disease is COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus infection in a subject, the method comprising administeringto the subject a therapeutically effective amount of T_(REG) cells.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus infection in a subject, the method comprising administeringto the subject a therapeutic effective amount of an agent that canselectively increase T_(REG) cells in the subject.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus infection in a subject, the method comprising administeringto the subject a therapeutic effective amount of an agent that canselectively reduce T_(FH) or CD4+ CTL cells in the subject. In variousembodiments, the agent comprises an antibody that selectively binds to aprotein expressed by T_(FH) or CD4+ CTL cells.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus infection in a subject, the method comprising administeringto the subject an effective amount of a population of T-cells thatexhibit higher than or lower than baseline expression of one or moregenes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Table 5, or thatexpress a T-cell receptor (TCR) comprising at least one of the aminoacid sequences set forth in Tables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, the methodcomprises administering a population of T-cells that exhibit higher thanbaseline expression of one or more genes set forth in Table 1 and Table5, or that express a TCR comprising at least one of the amino acidsequences set forth in Table 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, orderivative thereof. In various embodiments, the T-cell is a T_(REG)cell. In various embodiments, the one or more genes are selected fromthe group of T-bet, IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF, IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A, CCL20, IL17A,FOXP3, and IL17F. In various embodiments, the at least one amino acidsequence is selected from Table 7. In various embodiments, the methodcomprises administering a population of T-cells that exhibit lower thanbaseline expression of one or more genes set forth in Table 2, Table 3,or Table 4, or that express a TCR comprising at least one of the aminoacid sequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant, subsequence,or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, the one or more genes areselected from the group of ZBED2, ZBTB32, TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3, PD1, DUSP4,CD70, PRF1, and GZMB. In various embodiments, the T-cell is a T_(FH)cell. In various embodiments, the one or more genes are selected fromthe group of CD72, GPR18, HOPX, ZEB2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCR1, CCR3,CCR5, XCL1, and XCL2. In various embodiments, the T cell is a CD4-CTL Tcell. In various embodiments, the at least one amino acid sequence isselected from Table 6.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus in a subject, the method comprising administering to thesubject an effective amount of an agent that induces higher than orlower than baseline expression of one or more genes set forth in Table1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, and/or Table 5 in T cells, or of a TCR ofat least one of the amino acid sequences set forth in Tables 6 and 7, ora homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus in a subject, the method comprising administering aneffective amount of an agent that induces or inhibits T cell activity ofone or more proteins encoded by one or more genes set forth in Table 1,Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, and/or Table 5, or that modulates expressionof a T-cell receptor (TCR) comprising at least one of the amino acidsequences set forth in Tables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, the agent isan antibody, a small molecule, a protein, a peptide, a ligand mimetic ora nucleic acid. In various embodiments, the baseline expression isnormalized mean gene expression. In various embodiments, higher thanbaseline expression is at least about a 2-fold increase in expressionrelative to baseline expression and/or lower than baseline expression isat least about a 2-fold decrease in expression relative to baselineexpression.

In another aspect, described herein is a modified T-cell modified toexhibit higher than or lower than baseline expression of one or moregenes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, and/or Table 5,or one or more T-cell receptor (TCR) comprising at least one of theamino acid sequences set forth in Tables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, the modifiedT cell exhibits higher than baseline expression of one or more genes setforth in Table 1 or Table 5, or expresses a TCR comprising at least oneof the amino acid sequences set forth in Table 7, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, the one ormore genes are selected from the group of T-bet, IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF, IL-3,CSF2, IL-23A, CCL20, IL17A, FOXP3, and IL17F. In various embodiments,the at least one amino acid sequence is selected from Table 7. Invarious embodiments, the modified T cell is a T_(REG) cell. In variousembodiments, the baseline expression is normalized mean gene expression.In various embodiments, higher than baseline expression is at leastabout a 2-fold increase in expression relative to baseline expressionand/or lower than baseline expression is at least about a 2-folddecrease in expression relative to baseline expression. In variousembodiments, the modified T-cell is genetically modified, optionallyusing one or more of gene editing, recombinant methods and/or aCRISPR/Cas system.

In various embodiments, the modified T-cell is further modified toexpress a protein that binds to a cytokine, chemokine, lymphokine, or areceptor each thereof. In various embodiments, the protein comprises anantibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof. In various embodiments,the antibody is an IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE or IgD, or a subclass thereof. Invarious embodiments, the antibody is an IgG selected from the group ofIgG1, IgG2, IgG3 or IgG4. In various embodiments, the antigen bindingfragment is selected from the group of a Fab, Fab′, F(ab′)2, Fv, Fd,single-chain Fvs (scFv), disulfide-linked Fvs (sdFv) or VL or VH Invarious embodiments, the modified T-cell comprises a chimeric antigenreceptor (CAR). In various embodiments, the chimeric antigen receptor(CAR) comprises: (a) an antigen binding domain; (b) a hinge domain; (c)a transmembrane domain; (d) and an intracellular domain.

In various embodiments, the CAR further comprises one or morecostimulatory signaling regions. In various embodiments, the antigenbinding domain comprises an anti-CD19 antigen binding domain, thetransmembrane domain comprises a CD28 or a CD8 α transmembrane domain,the one or more costimulatory regions selected from a CD28 costimulatorysignaling region, a 4-1BB costimulatory signaling region, an ICOScostimulatory signaling region, and an OX40 costimulatory region or aCD3 zeta signaling domain. In various embodiments, the anti-CD19 bindingdomain comprises a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) thatspecifically recognizes a humanized anti-CD19 binding domain. In variousembodiments, the anti-CD19 binding domain scFv of the CAR comprises aheavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region. Invarious embodiments, the anti-CD19 binding domain of the CAR furthercomprises a linker polypeptide located between the anti-CD19 bindingdomain scFv heavy chain variable region and the anti-CD19 binding domainscFv light chain variable region. In various embodiments, the linkerpolypeptide of the CAR comprises a polypeptide of the sequence (GGGGS)nwherein n is an integer from 1 to 6. In various embodiments, the CARfurther comprises a detectable marker attached to the CAR. In variousembodiments, the CAR further comprises a purification marker attached tothe CAR. In various embodiments, the modified T-cell comprises apolynucleotide encoding the CAR, and optionally, wherein thepolynucleotide encodes and anti-CD19 binding domain.

In various embodiments, the polynucleotide further comprises a promoteroperatively linked to the polynucleotide to express the polynucleotidein the modified T-cell. In various embodiments, the polynucleotidefurther comprises a 2A self-cleaving peptide (T2A) encodingpolynucleotide sequence located upstream of a polynucleotide encodingthe anti-CD19 binding domain. In various embodiments, the polynucleotidefurther comprises a polynucleotide encoding a signal peptide locatedupstream of a polynucleotide encoding the anti-CD19 binding domain. Invarious embodiments, the polynucleotide further comprises a vector. Invarious embodiments, the vector is a plasmid. In various embodiments,the vector is a viral vector selected from the group of a retroviralvector, a lentiviral vector, an adenoviral vector, and anadeno-associated viral vector.

In another aspect, described herein is a composition comprising apopulation of modified T-cells as detailed herein.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus in a subject, the method comprising administering to thesubject an effective amount of modified T-cells as detailed hereinand/or a composition as detailed herein. In various embodiments, thecoronavirus infection is SARS-CoV-2. In various embodiments, the diseaseassociated with coronavirus infection is COVID-19. In variousembodiments, the method comprises agonizing a population of orincreasing the level, expression, or activity of T_(REG) cells in thesubject. In various embodiments, the method comprises antagonizing apopulation of or decreasing or depleting the level, expression, oractivity of T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells in the subject.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing a viralinfection ex vivo, the method comprising quantifying, ex vivo, a levelof a biological feature associated with T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells from abiological sample; and comparing the level of the biological featureassociated with the T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells against a quantifiablereference value, wherein when the level of the biological feature ishigher than the quantifiable reference value, the viral infection isassociated with SARS-CoV-2. In various embodiments, the quantifiablereference value comprises a biological feature associated with theactivity or number of T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells isolated from a biologicalsample infected with a non-SARS-CoV-2 virus. In various embodiments, thequantifiable reference value comprises a biological feature associatedwith T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells isolated from a biological sample infectedwith an influenza virus. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises the expression or activity of one or more genes set forth inTable 2 and/or Table 3, or one or more of the T-cell receptor (TCR)sequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, orderivative thereof. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of one or more of CXCL13, IL21, CD200,BTLA, POU2AF1, PRF1, GZMB, GZMH, GNLY, or NKG7.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing theseverity of a virally-induced disease ex vivo, the method comprisingquantifying, ex vivo, a level of a biological feature associated withT_(FH) cells from the biological sample; and comparing the level of thebiological feature against a quantifiable reference value, wherein whenthe level of the biological feature is above the quantifiable referencevalue, the virally-induced disease is severe. In various embodiments,the quantifiable reference value comprises a biological featureassociated with the number or activity of T_(FH) cells isolated from abiological sample of a subject suffering from a non-severe case of thevirally-induced disease. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of one or more genes set forth in Table3, or one or more of the TCR sequences set forth in Table 6, or ahomolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. In variousembodiments, the biological feature comprises expression or activity ofone or more of ZBED2, ZBTB32, TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3, PD1, DUSP4, CD70, PRF1,or GZMB. In various embodiments, the virally-induced disease is COVID-19or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing theseverity of a virally-induced disease ex vivo, the method comprisingquantifying, ex vivo, a level of a biological feature associated withCD4-CTL cells from the biological sample; and comparing the level of thebiological feature against a quantifiable reference value, wherein whenthe level of the biological feature is above the quantifiable referencevalue, the virally-induced disease is severe. In various embodiments,the quantifiable reference value comprises a biological featureassociated with the number or activity of CD4-CTL cells isolated from abiological sample of a subject suffering from a non-severe case of thevirally-induced disease. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of one or more genes set forth in Table2 or Table 4, or one or more of the TCR sequences set forth in Table 6,or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. In variousembodiments, the biological feature comprises expression or activity ofone or more of CD72, GPR18, HOPX, ZEB2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCR1, CCR3,CCR5, XCL1, or XCL2. In various embodiments, the virally-induced diseaseis COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing severityof a virally-induced disease ex vivo, the method comprising quantifying,ex vivo, a level of a biological feature associated with T_(REG) cellsfrom the biological sample; and comparing the level of the biologicalfeature associated with T_(REG) against a quantifiable reference value,wherein when the level of the biological feature is below thequantifiable reference value, the virally-induced disease is severe. Invarious embodiments, the quantifiable reference value comprises abiological feature associated with the number or activity of T_(REG)cells isolated from a biological sample of a subject suffering from thevirally-induced disease. In various embodiments, the biological sampleis isolated from a subject suffering from a mild form of thevirally-induced disease. In various embodiments, the biological sampleis isolated from a subject suffering from a severe form of thevirally-induced disease. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of FOXP3, or one or more of the TCRsequences set forth in Table 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, orderivative thereof. In various embodiments, the virally-induced diseaseis COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2. In various embodiments,the biological feature comprises the expression or activity of T-bet,IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF, IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A, or CCL20. In various embodiments,the virally-induced disease is COVID-19 or is associated withSARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with the viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering to the subject atherapeutically effective amount of T_(REG) cells.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering to the subject atherapeutic effective amount of an agent that can selectively increaseT_(REG) cells in the subject.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with the viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering to the subject atherapeutic effective amount of an agent that can selectively reduceT_(FH) or CD4+ CTL cells in the subject. In various embodiments, theagent comprises an antibody that selectively binds to a proteinexpressed by T_(FH) or CD4+ CTL cells.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with the viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effectiveamount of a population of T-cells that exhibit higher than or lower thanbaseline expression of one or more genes set forth in Table 1, Table 2,Table 3, Table 4, and/or Table 5, or that express a T-cell receptor(TCR) comprising at least one of the amino acid sequences set forth inTables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivativethereof. In various embodiments, the method comprises administering apopulation of T-cells that exhibit higher than baseline expression ofone or more genes set forth in Table 1 or Table 5, or that express a TCRcomprising at least one of the amino acid sequences set forth in Table7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. In variousembodiments, the T-cell is a T_(REG) cell. In various embodiments, theone or more genes are selected from the group of T-bet, IFN-γ, IL-2,TNF, IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A, CCL20, IL17A, FOXP3, and IL17F. In variousembodiments, the at least one amino acid sequence is selected from Table7. In various embodiments, the method comprises administering apopulation of T-cells that exhibit lower than baseline expression of oneor more genes set forth in Table 2, Table 3, or Table 4, or that expressa TCR comprising at least one of the amino acid sequences set forth inTable 6, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. Invarious embodiments, the one or more genes are selected from the groupof ZBED2, ZBTB32, TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3, PD1, DUSP4, CD70, PRF1, and GZMB.In various embodiments, the T-cell is a T_(FH) cell. In variousembodiments, the one or more genes are selected from the group of CD72,GPR18, HOPX, ZEB2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCR1, CCR3, CCR5, XCL1, and XCL2.In various embodiments, the T cell is a CD4-CTL T cell. In variousembodiments, the at least one amino acid sequence is selected from Table6.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with the viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effectiveamount of an agent that induces higher than or lower than baselineexpression of one or more genes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3,Table 4, and/or Table 5 in T cells, or of a TCR of at least one of theamino acid sequences set forth in Tables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with the viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering an effective amount of anagent that induces or inhibits T cell activity of one or more proteinsencoded by one or more genes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3,Table 4, and/or Table 5, or that modulates expression of a T-cellreceptor (TCR) comprising at least one of the amino acid sequences setforth in Tables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, orderivative thereof. In various embodiments, the agent is an antibody, asmall molecule, a protein, a peptide, a ligand mimetic or a nucleicacid. In various embodiments, baseline expression is normalized meangene expression. In various embodiments, higher than baseline expressionis at least about a 2-fold increase in expression relative to baselineexpression and/or lower than baseline expression is at least about a2-fold decrease in expression relative to baseline expression.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effectiveamount of modified T-cells as detailed herein and/or a composition asdetailed herein. In various embodiments, the method further comprisesagonizing a population of or increasing the level, expression, oractivity of T_(REG) cells in the subject. In various embodiments, themethod comprises antagonizing a population of or decreasing or depletingthe level, expression, or activity of T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells in thesubject.

Disclosed herein is a large-scale single-cell transcriptomic analysis ofviral antigen-reactive CD4+ T cells from COVID-19 patients. In patientswith severe disease compared to mild disease, increased proportions ofcytotoxic follicular helper (TFH) cells and cytotoxic T helper cells(CD4-CTLs) responding to SARS-CoV-2 were discovered, and, alternatively,reduced proportion of SARS-CoV-2 reactive regulatory T cells. TheCD4-CTLs were highly enriched for the expression of transcripts encodingchemokines that are involved in the recruitment of myeloid cells anddendritic cells to the sites of viral infection. Polyfunctional T helper(TH)1 cells and TH17 cell subsets were underrepresented in therepertoire of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells compared toinfluenza-reactive CD4+ T cells.

In an aspect, a method of diagnosing a viral infection in a subject isprovided, the method comprising obtaining a biological sample from thesubject; quantifying a level of a biological feature associated with Th1cells or Th17 cells from the biological sample; and comparing the levelof the biological feature against a quantifiable reference value,wherein when the level of the biological feature is below thequantifiable reference value, the viral infection is associated withSARS-CoV-2.

In some embodiments, the quantifiable reference value comprises abiological feature associated with Th1 cells or Th17 cells isolated froma source infected with a non-SARS-CoV-2 virus. In other embodiments, thequantifiable reference value comprises a biological feature associatedwith the activity or number of Th1 cells or Th17 cells isolated from asource infected with influenza. In certain embodiments, the biologicalfeature comprises the expression or activity of one or more genes setforth in Table 1 and/or Table 5. In some embodiments, the biologicalfeature comprises the expression or activity of T-bet, IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF,IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A, CCL20, IL17A, or IL17F.

In an aspect, a method of diagnosing a viral infection in a subject isprovided, the method comprising: obtaining a biological sample from thesubject; quantifying a level of a biological feature associated with Tfhor CD4-CTL cells from the biological sample; and comparing the level ofthe biological feature associated with the Tfh or CD4-CTL cells againsta quantifiable reference value, wherein when the level of the biologicalfeature is higher than the quantifiable reference value, the viralinfection is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In some embodiments, the quantifiable reference value comprises abiological feature associated with the activity or number of Tfh orCD4-CTL cells isolated from a source infected with a non-SARS-CoV-2virus. In other embodiments, quantifiable reference value comprises abiological feature associated with Tfh or CD4-CTL cells isolated from asource infected with an influenza virus. In still other embodiments, thebiological feature comprises the expression or activity of one or moregenes set forth in Table 2 and/or Table 3, or one or more of the T-cellreceptor (TCR) sequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In certain embodiments, thebiological feature comprises expression or activity of one or more ofCXCL13, IL21, CD200, BTLA, POU2AF1, PRF1, GZMB, GZMH, GNLY, or NKG7.

In an aspect, a method of diagnosing the severity of a virally-induceddisease in a subject is provided, the method comprising: obtaining abiological sample from the subject; quantifying a level of a biologicalfeature associated with Tfh cells from the biological sample; andcomparing the level of the biological feature against a quantifiablereference value, wherein when the level of the biological feature isabove the quantifiable reference value, the virally-induced disease issevere.

In some embodiments the quantifiable reference value comprises abiological feature associated with the number or activity of Tfh cellsisolated from a second subject suffering from a non-severe case of thevirally-induced disease. In other embodiments, the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of one or more genes set forth in Table3, or one or more of the TCR sequences set forth in Table 6, or ahomolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof.

In some embodiments, the biological feature comprises expression oractivity of one or more of ZBED2, ZBTB32, TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3, PD1, DUSP4,CD70, PRF1, or GZMB. In certain embodiments, the virally-induced diseaseis COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In an aspect, a method of diagnosing the severity of a virally-induceddisease in a subject is provided, the method comprising: obtaining abiological sample from the subject; quantifying a level of a biologicalfeature associated with CD4-CTL cells from the biological sample; andcomparing the level of the biological feature against a quantifiablereference value, wherein when the level of the biological feature isabove the quantifiable reference value, the virally-induced disease issevere.

In some embodiments, the quantifiable reference value comprises abiological feature associated with the number or activity of CD4-CTLcells isolated from a second subject suffering from a non-severe case ofthe virally-induced disease. In certain embodiments, the biologicalfeature comprises expression or activity of one or more genes set forthin Table 2 or Table 4, or one or more of the TCR sequences set forth inTable 6, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. Instill other embodiments, the biological feature comprises expression oractivity of one or more of CD72, GPR18, HOPX, ZEB2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5,CCR1, CCR3, CCR5, XCL1, or XCL2. In some embodiments, thevirally-induced disease is COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In an aspect, a method of diagnosing severity of a virally-induceddisease in a subject is provided, the method comprising: obtaining abiological sample from the subject; quantifying a level of a biologicalfeature associated with T_(REG) cells from the biological sample; andcomparing the level of the biological feature associated with T_(REG)against a quantifiable reference value, wherein when the level of thebiological feature is below the quantifiable reference value, thevirally-induced disease is severe.

In some embodiments, the quantifiable reference value comprises abiological feature associated with the number or activity of T_(REG)cells isolated from a second subject suffering from a mild form of thevirally-induced disease. In certain embodiments, the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of FOXP3, or one or more of the TCRsequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, orderivative thereof. In other embodiments, the virally-induced disease isCOVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In an aspect, a method of diagnosing severity of a virally-induceddisease in a subject is provided, the method comprising: obtaining abiological sample from the subject; quantifying a level of a biologicalfeature associated with Th1 cells from the biological sample; andcomparing the level of the biological feature associated with Th1 cellsagainst a quantifiable reference value, wherein when the level of thebiological feature is below the quantifiable reference value, thevirally-induced disease is severe.

In certain embodiments, the quantifiable reference value comprises abiological feature associated with the number or activity Th1 cellsisolated from a second subject suffering from a mild form of thevirally-induced disease. In certain embodiments, the biological featurecomprises the expression or activity of T-bet, IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF, IL-3,CSF2, IL-23A, or CCL20. In some embodiments, the virally-induced diseaseis COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In an aspect, a method of treating a coronavirus infection, diseaseassociated with coronavirus infection, or decreasing, reducing,inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controlling an adverse symptom ordisorder resulting from the coronavirus infection in a subject isprovided, the method comprising: administering to the subject atherapeutically effective amount of T_(REG) or Th1 cells.

In an aspect, a method of treating a coronavirus infection, diseaseassociated with coronavirus infection, or decreasing, reducing,inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controlling an adverse symptom ordisorder resulting from the coronavirus infection in a subject isprovided, the method comprising: administering to the subject atherapeutic effective amount of an agent that can selectively reduce Tfhor CD4+ CTL cells in the subject. In certain aspects, the agentcomprises an antibody that selectively binds to a protein expressed byTfh or CD4+ CTL cells.

In an aspect, a method of treating a coronavirus infection, diseaseassociated with coronavirus infection, or decreasing, reducing,inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controlling an adverse symptom ordisorder resulting from the coronavirus in a subject is provided, themethod comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of apopulation of T-cells that exhibit higher than or lower than baselineexpression of one or more genes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3,Table 4, and/or Table 5, or that express a T-cell receptor (TCR)comprising at least one of the amino acid sequences set forth in Tables6 and 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. Incertain embodiments, the method comprises administering a population ofT-cells that exhibit higher than baseline expression of one or moregenes set forth in Table 1 or Table 5, or that express a TCR comprisingat least one of the amino acid sequences set forth in Table 7, or ahomolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. In someembodiments, the T-cell is a Th1, Th17, or T_(REG) cell. In otherembodiments, the one or more genes are selected from the group of T-bet,IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF, IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A, CCL20, IL17A, FOXP3, and IL17F. Incertain particular embodiments, the at least one amino acid sequence isselected from Table 7.

In some embodiments, the method comprises administering a population ofT-cells that exhibit lower than baseline expression of one or more genesset forth in Table 2, Table 3, or Table 4, or that express a TCRcomprising at least one of the amino acid sequences set forth in Table6, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. In otherembodiments, the one or more genes are selected from the group of ZBED2,ZBTB32, TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3, PD1, DUSP4, CD70, PRF1, and GZMB. In certainembodiments, the T-cell is a Tfh cell. In other embodiments, the one ormore genes are selected from the group of CD72, GPR18, HOPX, ZEB2, CCL3,CCL4, CCL5, CCR1, CCR3, CCR5, XCL1, and XCL2. In some embodiments, the Tcell is a CD4-CTL T cell. In other embodiments, the at least one aminoacid sequence is selected from Table 6.

In an aspect, a method of treating a coronavirus infection, diseaseassociated with coronavirus infection, or decreasing, reducing,inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controlling an adverse symptom ordisorder resulting from the coronavirus in a subject is provided, themethod comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of anagent that induces higher than or lower than baseline expression of oneor more genes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, and/orTable 5 in T cells, or of a TCR of at least one of the amino acidsequences set forth in Tables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof.

In an aspect, a method of treating a coronavirus infection, diseaseassociated with coronavirus infection, or decreasing, reducing,inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controlling an adverse symptom ordisorder resulting from the coronavirus in a subject is provided, themethod comprising administering an effective amount of an agent thatinduces or inhibits T cell activity of one or more proteins encoded byone or more genes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4,and/or Table 5, or that modulates expression of a T-cell receptor (TCR)comprising at least one of the amino acid sequences set forth in Tables6 and 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof.

In some embodiments, the agent is an antibody, a small molecule, aprotein, a peptide, a ligand mimetic, or a nucleic acid. In otherembodiments, the baseline expression is normalized mean gene expression.In certain embodiment, higher than baseline expression is at least abouta 2-fold increase in expression relative to baseline expression and/orlower than baseline expression is at least about a 2-fold decrease inexpression relative to baseline expression.

In an aspect, a modified T-cell is provided, wherein the T cell ismodified to exhibit higher than or lower than baseline expression of oneor more genes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, and/orTable 5, or one or more T-cell receptor (TCR) comprising at least one ofthe amino acid sequences set forth in Tables 6 and 7, or a homolog,variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. In some embodiments, themodified T cell exhibits higher than baseline expression of one or moregenes set forth in Table 1 or Table 5, or expresses a TCR comprising atleast one of the amino acid sequences set forth in Table 7, or ahomolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof.

In certain embodiments, the one or more genes are selected from thegroup of T-bet, IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF, IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A, CCL20, IL17A,FOXP3, and IL17F. In some embodiments, the at least one amino acidsequence is selected from Table 7. In some embodiments, the modified Tcell is a T_(REG), Th1, or Th17 cell. In specific embodiments, thebaseline expression is normalized mean gene expression. In someembodiments, higher than baseline expression is at least about a 2-foldincrease in expression relative to baseline expression and/or lower thanbaseline expression is at least about a 2-fold decrease in expressionrelative to baseline expression.

In certain embodiments, the modified T-cell is genetically modified,optionally using one or more of gene editing, recombinant methods and/ora CRISPR/Cas system. In other embodiments, the modified T cell isfurther modified to express a protein that binds to a cytokine,chemokine, lymphokine, or a receptor each thereof. In particularembodiments, the protein comprises an antibody or an antigen bindingfragment thereof. In some embodiments, the antibody is an IgG, IgA, IgM,IgE or IgD, or a subclass thereof. In certain embodiments, the antibodyis an IgG selected from the group of IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 or IgG4. In otherembodiments, the antigen binding fragment is selected from the group ofa Fab, Fab′, F(ab′)2, Fv, Fd, single-chain Fvs (scFv), disulfide-linkedFvs (sdFv) or VL or VH.

In some embodiments, the modified T-cell comprises a chimeric antigenreceptor (CAR). In other embodiments, the chimeric antigen receptor(CAR) comprises: (a) an antigen binding domain; (b) a hinge domain; (c)a transmembrane domain; (d) and an intracellular domain. In someembodiments, the CAR further comprises one or more costimulatorysignaling regions.

In certain embodiments, the antigen binding domain comprises ananti-CD19 antigen binding domain, the transmembrane domain comprises aCD28 or a CD8 α transmembrane domain, the one or more costimulatoryregions selected from a CD28 costimulatory signaling region, a 4-1BBcostimulatory signaling region, an ICOS costimulatory signaling region,and an OX40 costimulatory region or a CD3 zeta signaling domain.

In some embodiments, the anti-CD19 binding domain comprises asingle-chain variable fragment (scFv) that specifically recognizes ahumanized anti-CD19 binding domain. In other embodiments, the anti-CD19binding domain scFv of the CAR comprises a heavy chain variable regionand a light chain variable region. In some embodiments, the anti-CD19binding domain of the CAR further comprises a linker polypeptide locatedbetween the anti-CD19 binding domain scFv heavy chain variable regionand the anti-CD19 binding domain scFv light chain variable region. Incertain embodiments, the linker polypeptide of the CAR comprises apolypeptide of the sequence (GGGGS)n wherein n is an integer from 1 to6.

In certain embodiments, the CAR further comprises a detectable markerattached to the CAR. In other embodiments, the CAR further comprises apurification marker attached to the CAR. In some embodiments, themodified T-cell comprises a polynucleotide encoding the CAR, andoptionally, wherein the polynucleotide encodes and anti-CD19 bindingdomain. In certain specific embodiments, the polynucleotide furthercomprises a promoter operatively linked to the polynucleotide to expressthe polynucleotide in the modified T-cell.

In some embodiments, the polynucleotide further comprises a 2Aself-cleaving peptide (T2A) encoding polynucleotide sequence locatedupstream of a polynucleotide encoding the anti-CD19 binding domain. Inother embodiments, the polynucleotide further comprises a polynucleotideencoding a signal peptide located upstream of a polynucleotide encodingthe anti-CD19 binding domain.

In certain embodiments, the polynucleotide further comprises a vector.In other embodiments, the vector is a plasmid. In some embodiments, thevector is a viral vector selected from the group of a retroviral vector,a lentiviral vector, an adenoviral vector, and an adeno-associated viralvector.

In an aspect, a composition is provided comprising a population ofmodified T-cells described herein.

In an aspect, a method of treating a viral infection, disease associatedwith viral infection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing,limiting or controlling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting fromthe virus in a subject is provided, the method comprising administeringto the subject an effective amount of the modified T-cells and/or thecompositions described herein.

In certain embodiments, the viral infection may result from any of thefollowing viral families: Arenaviridae, Arterivirus, Astroviridae,Baculoviridae, Badnavirus, Bamaviridae, Birnaviridae, Bromoviridae,Bunyaviridae, Caliciviridae, Capillovirus, Carlavirus, Caulimovirus,Circoviridae, Closterovirus, Comoviridae, Coronaviridae (e.g.,Coronavirus, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus),Corticoviridae, Cystoviridae, Deltavirus, Dianthovirus, Enamovirus,Filoviridae (e.g., Marburg vims and Ebola virus (e.g., Zaire, Reston,Ivory Coast, or Sudan strain)), Flaviviridae, (e.g., Hepatitis C vims,Dengue vims 1, Dengue vims 2, Dengue virus 3, and Dengue virus 4),Hepadnaviridae, Herpesviridae (e.g., Human herpesvirus 1, 3, 4, 5, and6, and Cytomegalovirus), Hypoviridae, Iridoviridae, Leviviridae,Lipothrixviridae, Microviridae, Orthomyxoviridae (e.g., Influenzavirus Aand B and C), Papovaviridae, Paramyxoviridae (e.g., measles, mumps, andhuman respiratory syncytial virus), Parvoviridae, Picomaviridae (e.g.,poliovirus, rhinovirus, hepatovims, and aphthovirus), Poxviridae (e.g.,vaccinia and smallpox vims), Reoviridae (e.g., rotavims), Retroviridae(e.g., lentivirus, such as human immunodeficiency vims (HIV) 1 and HIV2), Rhabdoviridae (for example, rabies vims, measles virus, respiratorysyncytial virus, etc.), Togaviridae (for example, mbella virus, denguevirus, etc.), and Totiviridae. Suitable viral antigens also include allor part of Dengue protein M, Dengue protein E, Dengue DiNS1, DengueD1NS2, and Dengue D1NS3.

The viral infection or virus may be derived from a particular strainsuch as a papilloma vims, a herpes vims, e.g., herpes simplex 1 and 2; ahepatitis vims, for example, hepatitis A vims (HAV), hepatitis B vims(HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), the delta hepatitis D vims (HDV),hepatitis E virus (HEV) and hepatitis G vims (HGV), the tick-borneencephalitis viruses; parainfluenza, varicella-zoster, cytomeglavirus,Epstein-Barr, rotavirus, rhinovims, adenovims, coxsackieviruses, equineencephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever,and lymphocytic choriomeningitis.

In an aspect, a method of treating a coronavirus infection, diseaseassociated with coronavirus infection, or decreasing, reducing,inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controlling an adverse symptom ordisorder resulting from the coronavirus in a subject is provided, themethod comprising administering to the subject an effective amount ofthe modified T-cells and/or the compositions described herein.

In some embodiments, the coronavirus infection is SARS-CoV-2. In otherembodiments, the disease associated with coronavirus infection isCOVID-19.

In certain embodiments described herein, the methods and treatmentsdescribed comprise agonizing a population of or increasing the level,expression, or activity of Th1, Th17, or T_(REG) cells in the subject.

In certain embodiments described herein, the methods and treatmentsdescribed comprises antagonizing a population of or decreasing ordepleting the level, expression, or activity of Tfh or CD4-CTL cells inthe subject.

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FIGS. 1A-1C. FIG. 1A depicts a study overview of a screen of healthysubjects stimulated with viral peptides. FIG. 1B. providesrepresentative FACS plots showing surface staining of CD154 (CD40L) andCD69 in memory CD4⁺ T cells stimulated for 6H with SARS-CoV-2 peptidepools, post-enrichment, in hospitalized and non-hospitalized infectedindividuals (left) and summary of number of cells sorted (right). FIG.1C provides representative FACS plots (left) showing surface expressionof CD137 (4-1BB) and HLA-DR in memory CD4⁺ T cells ex vivo and in CD154⁺CD69⁺ memory CD4⁺ T cells following stimulation, post-enrichment andcorresponding summary plots (right).

FIGS. 2A-2D. FIG. 2A depicts a gating strategy to sort, lymphocytes,single cells (Height vs Area forward scatter (FSC)), live, CD3⁺ CD4⁺memory (CD45RA⁺ CCR7⁺ naïve cells excluded) activated CD154⁺ CD69⁺ Tcells. Surface expression of activation markers was analyzed on memoryCD4⁺ T cells. FIG. 2B depicts representative FACS plots (left) showingsurface expression off PD-1 and CD38 in memory CD4⁺ T cells ex vivo andin CD154⁺ CD69⁺ memory CD4⁺ T cells following stimulationpost-enrichment and summary of PD-1 and CD38 frequencies in CD154⁺ CD69⁺memory CD4⁺ T cell following stimulation post-enrichment in hospitalizedand non-hospitalized individuals (right). FIG. 2C depicts representativeFACS plots showing surface staining of CD154 and CD69 in memory CD4⁺ Tcells stimulated with individual virus megapools pre-enrichment (top)and post-enrichment (bottom) in healthy non-exposed donors. Summary ofCD154⁺ CD69⁺ memory CD4⁺ T cell frequencies following stimulation withindividual virus megapools without enrichment. FIG. 2D depictsrepresentative FACS plots showing surface staining of CD154 in memoryCD4⁺ T cells stimulated with Influenza megapool, post-enrichment, inhealthy donors pre- and post-vaccination.

FIGS. 3A-3F: Transcriptome of CD4⁺ T cells responding to SARS-CoV-2.FIG. 3A depicts an analysis of 10× single-cell RNA-seq from sortedCD154⁺ CD69⁺ memory CD4⁺ T cells following 6H stimulation displayed bymanifold approximation and projection (UMAP). Seurat clustering of91,140 activated CD4⁺ T cells colored based on cluster type. FIG. 3Bdepicts UMAPs of sorted, activated memory CD4⁺ T cells for individualvirus megapool stimulation (left) and normalized proportion per cluster(right). FIG. 3C depicts a heatmap comparing gene expression in allclusters. Transcripts that change expression >0.25 fold and adjusted Pvalue of ≤0.05 are depicted. FIG. 3D depicts average expression andpercent expression of selected marker genes in each cluster. FIG. 3Edepicts violin plots comparing expression of T_(FH) (top), T_(H)1(middle) and T_(H)17 (bottom) marker transcripts in designated clusterscompared to an aggregation of remaining cells. FIG. 3F depicts a UMAPdepicting mean expression of transcripts associated with T_(FH),CD4-CTL, T_(H)17 and interferon (IFN) response gene signatures.

FIGS. 4A-4G. FIG. 4A depicts the number of genes recovered from alllibraries sequenced. FIG. 4B depicts distribution of individual clustersin all batches of sorted cells. FIG. 4C depicts pie charts withproportion per cluster for individual virus stimulations. Notableclusters are referenced with numbers. FIG. 4D depicts violin plotsshowing gene signature score for T_(H)17, interferon (IFN) response,T_(FH), and CD4-CTLs. The different shading indicates mean expression ofgenes. FIG. 4E depicts violin plots comparing expression of T_(H)1,T_(H)17, IFN response, T_(FH) and CD4-CTL marker transcripts indesignated clusters compared to an aggregation of remaining cells. FIG.4F depicts a scatter plot displaying co-expression of IL2 and TNF inIFNG-expressing, virus-reactive memory CD4⁺ T cells. FIG. 4G depicts agene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) for T_(H)17, cell cycling, T_(FH)and CD4-CTL features in a given cluster compared to the rest of thedataset.

FIGS. 5A-5E: CTL and T_(F)H CD4⁺ T cell profiles enriched in SARS-CoV-2infected individuals. FIG. 5A depicts UMAP of sorted, activated memoryCD4⁺ T cells for non-hospitalized and hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 infectedindividuals and proportions per cluster (right). FIG. 5B depicts violinplots showing expression of ZBTB32 and ZBED2 (top) clusters 6,0,7 fromSARS-CoV-2 infected individuals (top) and average expression and percentexpression of selected genes in each cluster 6,0,7 (bottom). FIG. 5Cdepicts a scatter plot displaying co-expression of PRF1 and GZMB in inclusters 0,6,7 from SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals. Frequenciesindicate percentage of cells inside each of the graph sections. FIG. 5Ddepicts violin plots comparing expression of HOPX and ZEB2, SLAMF7, CD72and GPR18 in clusters 4,8 and an aggregate of remaining cells. FIG. 5Edepicts a UMAP showing Seurat normalized expression of CCL3, CCL4, CCL5,XCL1 and XCL2.

FIGS. 6A-6G. FIG. 6A depicts frequencies of T_(FH) CD4⁺ T cells(clusters 0,6,7) as a proportion of the total CD4⁺ T cell pool innon-hospitalized and hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals.Frequencies of cluster 6,0,7 as a proportion of all T_(FH) innon-hospitalized and hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals. FIG.6B depicts volcano plot showing differentially expressed genes betweencluster 6 and 0 from SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals. FIG. 6C depictsviolin plots showing expression of TIGIT, LAG3, HAVCR2, PDCD1, DUSP4,CD70 and DOK5 in clusters 6,0,7 (SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals). FIG.6D depicts violin plots showing expression of PRF1 and GZMB in clusters6,0,7 (SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals). FIG. 6E depicts an averageexpression and percent expression of selected genes in clusters 4, 8 andan aggregate of remaining cells. FIG. 6F depicts violin plots showingexpression CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, XCL1 and XCL2 in clusters 4,8 and anaggregate of remaining cells. FIG. 6G depicts scatter plot displayingco-expression of XCL1 and XCL2 in in clusters 4,8,11 from SARS-CoV-2infected individuals. Frequencies indicate percentage of cells insideeach of the graph sections.

FIGS. 7A-7I: Clonotypic expansion and late activation in SARS-CoV-2infected individuals. FIG. 7A shows a UMAP depicting clone size ofsorted, activated memory CD4⁺ T cells from SARS-CoV-2 infectedindividuals following 6H stimulation (left). FIG. 7B depicts single-celltrajectory constructed using Monocle 3. FIG. 7C depicts TCR sharingbetween individual clusters. Bars indicate number of cells intersectingin indicated clusters. FIG. 7D depicts analysis of 10× single-cellRNA-seq from sorted CD137⁺ CD69⁺ memory CD4⁺ T cells displayed following24H stimulation by UMAP. Seurat clustering of 31,341 activated CD4⁺ Tcells colored based on cluster type. FIG. 7E depicts a heatmap comparinggene expression in all clusters. Transcripts that changeexpression >0.25 fold and adjusted P value of ≤0.05 are depicted. FIG.7F depicts average expression and percent expression of selected markergenes in each cluster. FIG. 7G depicts a UMAP showing Seurat normalizedexpression of FOXP3 (left) and GSEA for T_(REG) features in cluster A(right). FIG. 7H depicts normalized proportions of analyzed CD4⁺ T cellsfrom 24H dataset per cluster from non-hospitalized and hospitalized(red) SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals. FIG. 7I depicts pie charts withproportion per cluster in non-hospitalized and non-hospitalizedSARS-CoV-2 infected individuals following 24H stimulation.

FIGS. 8A-8D. FIG. 8A depicts a proportion of expanded clonotypes (clonesize ≥2) in hospitalized and non-hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 infectedindividuals following 6H stimulation. FIG. 8B depicts a representativeFACS plots showing surface staining of CD137 and CD69 in memory CD4⁺ Tcells stimulated for 24H with SARS-CoV-2 peptide pools, post-enrichment,in hospitalized and non-hospitalized individuals. Summary of number ofcells sorted (right). FIG. 8C depicts GSEA for cytotoxicity, T_(FH) andT_(H)17 features in a given cluster compared to the rest of the 24Hdataset. FIG. 8D depicts a UMAP depicting clone size of sorted,activated memory CD4⁺ T cells following 24H stimulation (left) andproportion of expanded clonotypes (clone size ≥2) in each cluster(right).

FIGS. 9A-9C. FIG. 9A depicts a study overview of a screen of healthysubjects stimulated with viral peptides. FIG. 9B depicts arepresentative FACS plots showing surface staining of CD154 (CD40L) andCD69 memory CD4+ T cells stimulated for 6 h with SARS-CoV-2 peptidepools, post-enrichment (CD154-based), in 22 hospitalized and 18non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients (left), and summary of numbers ofcells sorted (right); data are mean±SEM. FIG. 9C depicts arepresentative FACS plots (left) showing surface expression of CD137(4-1BB) and HLA-DR in memory CD4+ T cells ex vivo (without in vitrostimulation) and in CD154+ CD69+ memory CD4+ T cells followingstimulation, post-enrichment (CD154-based). (Right) Percentage of CD154+CD69+ memory CD4+ T cells expressing CD137 (4-1BB) or HLA-DR in 17hospitalized and 18 non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients; data aremean±SEM.

FIGS. 10A-10F: SARS-CoV-2-Reactive CD4+ T Cells Are Enriched for TFHCells and CD4-CTLs. FIG. 10A depicts single-cell transcriptomes ofsorted CD154+ CD69+ memory CD4+ T cells following 6 h stimulation withvirus-specific peptide megapools are displayed by uniform manifoldapproximation and projection (UMAP). Seurat-based clustering of 102,230cells colored based on cluster type. FIG. 10B depicts UMAPs showingmemory CD4+ T cells for individual virus-specific megapool stimulationconditions (left), and normalized proportions of each virus-reactivecells per cluster is shown (right). FIG. 10C depicts a heatmap showingexpression of the most significantly enriched transcripts in eachcluster (see Table S2F). Seurat marker gene analysis (comparison ofcluster of interest versus all other cells). The top 200 transcripts areshown based on adjusted P value <0.05, log 2 fold change >0.25 and >10%difference in the percentage of cells expressing selected transcriptbetween two groups of cells compared. FIG. 10D depicts a plot that showsaverage expression (color scale) and percent of expressing cells (sizescale) for selected marker gene transcripts in each cluster. FIG. 10Edepicts violin plots showing normalized expression level (log 2(CPM+1))of TFH (top), TH1 (middle), and TH17 (bottom) marker transcripts indesignated clusters compared to an aggregation of remaining cells(Rest). Color indicates percentage of cells expressing indicatedtranscript. FIG. 10F depicts a UMAP showing TFH, CD4-CTL, TH17, andinterferon (IFN) response signature scores for each cell.

FIGS. 11A-11H: SARS-CoV-2-Reactive CD4+ T Cell Subsets Associated withDisease Severity. FIG. 11A depicts unsupervised clustering of COVID-19patients based on the proportions of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells indifferent clusters following 6 h peptide stimulation. Clusters withfewer than 5% of the total dataset are not depicted. Gender andhospitalization status per patient are indicated by different colorschemes above the heatmap. FIG. 11B depicts a percentage of TFH cells(clusters 0, 5, and 7) in the total SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cell poolfor non-hospitalized and hospitalized COVID-19 patients; dots indicatedata from a single subject. Data are mean±SEM; significance forcomparisons was computed using Mann-Whitney U test; ns, non-significantP value. FIG. 11C depicts a proportion of clusters 5 and 0 cells inSARS-CoV-2-reactive TFH cells (clusters 0, 5, and 7) in non-hospitalizedand hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Data are mean±SEM; significance forcomparisons was computed using Mann-Whitney U test; ****p<0.0001. FIG.11D depicts violin plots showing normalized expression level (log2(CPM+1)) of ZBTB32 and ZBED2 transcripts in SARS-CoV-2-reactive cellsfrom clusters 0, 5, and 7 (top); color indicates percentage of cellsexpressing indicated transcript. Plots below show average expression andpercent of cells expressing selected transcripts in indicated clusters.FIG. 11E depicts a scatterplot displaying normalized co-expression level(log 2(CPM+1)) between PRF1 and GZMB transcripts in SARS-CoV-2-reactivecells present in clusters 5 (left) and 0 (right). Numbers indicatepercentage of cells in each quadrant. FIG. 11F depicts a correlationbetween percentage of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ TFH cells and S1/S2antibody titers in 15 non-hospitalized (left) and 20 hospitalized(right) COVID-19 patients. Correlation coefficient r and the related Pvalue were computed using Spearman correlation; *p<0.05. FIG. 11Gdepicts a correlation between percentage of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ TFHcells form cluster 5 as a frequency of total CD4+ TFH and S1/S2 antibodytiters (left two plots) and interval between symptom onset and blooddraw (right two plots) in 15 non-hospitalized and 20 hospitalized (left)COVID-19 patients. Correlation coefficient r and the related P valuewere computed using Spearman correlation; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001; ns,non-significant P value. FIG. 11H depicts a single-cell trajectoryanalysis of cells in cluster 5 and 0 showing pseudotime, expression ofindicated genes, and IFN response signature score.

FIGS. 12A-12G: SARS-CoV-2-Reactive CD4-CTLs and Single-Cell TCR SequenceAnalysis. FIG. 12A depicts UMAPs showing Seurat-normalized expressionlevel of PRF1, GZMB, GNLY, and NKG7 transcripts in each virus-reactivecell. FIG. 12B depicts a percentage of CD4-CTLs (clusters 6 and 9) inthe total SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cell pool for non-hospitalized andhospitalized COVID-19 patients; dots indicate data from a singlesubject. Data are mean±SEM; significance for comparisons was computedusing Mann-Whitney U test; ns, non-significant P value. FIG. 12C depictsviolin plots showing normalized expression level (log 2(CPM+1)) oftranscription factors HOPX and ZEB2 and effector molecules CD72, GPR18,and SLAMF7 transcripts in virus-reactive cells from designated clusters(6 and 9) compared to an aggregation of remaining cells (Rest). FIG. 12Ddepicts UMAPs showing Seurat-normalized expression of CCL3, CCL4, CCL5,XCL1, and XCL2 transcripts in each virus-reactive cell. FIG. 12E depictsa UMAP showing TCR clone size (log 2, color scale) ofSARS-CoV-2-reactive cells from COVID-19 patients (6 h stimulationcondition). FIG. 12F depicts a histogram bar graph (top) displayingsingle-cell TCR sequence analysis of SARS-CoV-2-reactive cells. Each barshows the number of TCRs shared between cells from individual clusters(rows, connected by lines). Connected lines (bottom) indicates whatclusters are sharing TCRs. Clusters 6 (green), 9 (blue), and 11 (pink),i.e., CD4-CTLs, are highlighted. FIG. 12G depicts a single-celltrajectory analysis showing relationship between cells in differentclusters (line), constructed using Monocle 3. Only SARS-CoV-2-reactivecells from COVID-19 patients (6 h stimulation condition) are shown.

FIGS. 13A-13I: Analysis of SARS-CoV-2-Reactive CD4+ T Cells from 24 hStimulation Condition. FIG. 13A depicts single-cell transcriptomes ofsorted CD137+ CD69+ memory CD4+ T cells following 24 h stimulation withSARS-CoV-2-specific peptide megapools are displayed by UMAP.Seurat-based clustering of 38,519 cells colored based on cluster type.FIG. 13B depicts a heatmap showing expression of the most significantlyenriched transcripts in each cluster (see Table S5C). Seurat marker geneanalysis-comparison of cluster of interest versus all other cells-shownare top 200 transcripts with adjusted P value <0.05, log 2 foldchange >0.25, and >10% difference in the percentage of cells expressingdifferentially expressed transcript between two groups compared. FIG.13C depicts a plot showing average expression (color scale) and percentof expression (size scale) of selected marker gene transcripts in eachcluster. FIG. 13D depicts a UMAP showing Seurat-normalized expressionlevel of FOXP3 transcripts (left). Percentage of T_(REG) cells (clusterA) in the total SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cell pool fornon-hospitalized and hospitalized COVID-19 patients; dots indicate datafrom a single subject (right plot). Data are mean±SEM; significance forcomparisons was computed using Mann-Whitney U test; ***p<0.001. FIG. 13Edepicts average frequency of cells per cluster from hospitalized andnon-hospitalized COVID-19 patients. FIG. 13F depicts a UMAP showingCD4-CTL signature score for each cell (left) and percentage of CD4-CTLs(clusters B and F) in the total SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cell pool fornon-hospitalized and hospitalized COVID-19 patients; dots indicate datafrom a single subject (left plot). Data are mean±SEM. Significance forcomparisons was computed using Mann-Whitney U test; ns, non-significantP value.

FIG. 13G depicts a correlation between percentage of SARS-CoV-2-reactiveCD4+T_(REG) and percentage of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4-CTLs in 13non-hospitalized and 17 hospitalized (left) COVID-19 patients.Correlation coefficient r and the related P value were computed usingSpearman correlation; ****p<0.0001. FIG. 13H UMAP showingSeurat-normalized expression level of IL1R2 transcripts (left) andpercentage of TFR cells (IL1R2-expressing cells in cluster A) in thetotal SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cell pool for non-hospitalized andhospitalized COVID-19 patients; dots indicate data from a single subject(left plot). Data are mean±SEM; significance for comparisons werecomputed using Mann-Whitney U test; ***p<0.001. (I) Correlation betweenpercentage of SARS-CoV-2-reactive cytotoxic TFH cells (proportion of TFHcells in cluster 5, from 6 h stimulation dataset as in FIG. 3C) andpercentage of TFR cells (IL1R2-expressing cells in cluster A) in 25COVID-19 patients (left). Correlation coefficient r was computed usingSpearman correlation; ns, non-significant P value.

FIGS. 14A-14E: CD4+ T Cell Responses in COVID-19 Illness (related toFIGS. 9A-9C): FIG. 14A depicts a gating strategy to sort: lymphocytessize-scatter gate, single cells (Height versus Area forward scatter(FSC)), live, CD3+ CD4+ memory (CD45RA+ CCR7+ naive cells excluded)activated CD154+ CD69+ cells. Surface expression of activation markerswas analyzed on memory CD4+ T cells. FIG. 14B representative FACS plots(left) showing surface expression of PD-1 and CD38 in memory CD4+ Tcells ex vivo and in CD154+ CD69+ memory CD4+ T cells following 6 h ofstimulation, post-enrichment (CD154-based). (Middle) Plots depictingpercentage of CD154+ CD69+ memory CD4+ T cells expressing PD-1 or CD38following stimulation and post-enrichment (CD154-based) in 17hospitalized and 18 non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients. (Right) Plotshowing the total number of sorted CD154+ CD69+ memory CD4+ T cells permillion PBMCs; data are mean±SEM. FIG. 14C depicts representative FACSplots showing surface staining of CD154 and CD69 in memory CD4+ T cellsstimulated for 6 h with individual virus megapools, pre-enrichment (top)and post-enrichment (CD154-based) (bottom) in healthy non-exposedsubjects. (Right) Percentage of memory CD4+ T cells co-expressing CD154and CD69 following stimulation with individual virus megapools(pre-enrichment); data are mean±SEM. FIG. 14D depicts representativeFACS plots (left) showing surface staining of CD154 in memory CD4+ Tcells stimulated with Influenza megapool, pre-enrichment in healthysubjects pre and/or post-vaccination. (Right) Percentage of memory CD4+T cells expressing CD154 following stimulation with Influenza megapool(pre-enrichment); data are mean±SEM. FIG. 14E depicts representativeFACS plots showing surface staining of CD154 in memory CD4+ T cellsstimulated with Influenza megapool, post-enrichment (CD154-based), inhealthy subjects pre and/or post-vaccination.

FIGS. 15A-15G: SARS-CoV-2-Reactive CD4+ T Cells Are Enriched for TFHCells and CD4-CTLs (related to FIGS. 10A-10F). FIG. 15A depicts thenumber of genes recovered for each 10× library sequenced. FIG. 15Bdepicts the proportion of cells in each cluster for the 6 batches ofdonors. FIG. 15C depicts donut charts show proportion of individualvirus-reactive CD4+ T cells per cluster for different viruses. Notableclusters are highlighted. FIG. 15D depicts a violin plots showingenrichment patterns of TH17, IFN response, TFH, and CD4-CTLs genesignatures for each cluster. Color indicates mean signature score ofcells within a cluster. FIG. 15E depicts violin plots showing normalizedexpression level (log 2(CPM+ 1)) of select TH1, TH17, IFN response, TFHand CD4-CTL marker transcripts in designated clusters compared to anaggregation of remaining cells (Rest). Color indicates the percentage ofcells expressing indicated transcript. FIG. 15F depicts a scatterplotdisplaying co-expression level (log 2(CPM+1)) of IL2 and TNF transcriptsin IFNG-expressing, virus-reactive memory CD4+ T cells in cluster 1.Numbers indicate percentage of cells in each quadrant. FIG. 15G depictsa gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) for TH17, IFN response, cellcycling, TFH and CD4-CTL signature genes in a given cluster compared tothe rest of the cells; *p<0.05; ***p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

FIGS. 16A-16K: SARS-CoV-2-Reactive CD4+ T Cell Subsets Associated withDisease Severity (related to FIGS. 11A-11H). FIG. 16A depicts averagefrequency of cells per cluster from hospitalized and non-hospitalizedCOVID-19 patients. FIG. 16B depicts the proportion of cluster 5 cells inSARS-CoV-2-reactive cytotoxic TFH cells (cluster 0, 5, and 7) innon-hospitalized and hospitalized COVID-19 patients who provided bloodsamples under 21 days (left) and over 21 days (right) after onset ofsymptoms. Data are mean±S.E.M; significance for comparisons was computedusing Mann-Whitney U test; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001. FIG. 16C depicts theProportion of cluster 7 cells in SARS-CoV-2-reactive TFH cells innon-hospitalized and hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Data are mean±SEM.Significance for comparisons was computed using Mann-Whitney U test; nsidentifies non-significant P value. FIG. 16D depicts a volcano plotshowing differentially expressed genes between SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+T cells in cluster 5 versus cluster 0. FIG. 16E depicts violin plotsshowing expression level (log 2(CPM+ 1)) of PRF1 and GZMB transcripts incells from clusters 0, 5 and 7. FIG. 16F depicts a scatterplotdisplaying co-expression level (log 2(CPM+ 1)) of PRF1 and GZMBtranscripts in SARS-CoV-2-reactive cells present in cluster 7. Numbersindicate percentage of cells in each quadrant. FIG. 16G depicts theconcentration of S1/S2 antibodies in the circulation of 22 hospitalizedand 16 hospitalized non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Data aremean±S.E.M; significance for comparisons was computed using Mann-WhitneyU test; *p<0.05. FIG. 16H depicts the correlation between percentage ofSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ TFH cells form cluster 0 as a frequency oftotal CD4+ TFH cells and S1/S2 antibody titers (left two plots) andinterval between symptom onset and blood draw (right two plots) in 15non-hospitalized and 20 hospitalized (left) COVID-19 patients.Correlation coefficient r and the related P value were computed usingSpearman correlation; ***p<0.001. FIG. 16I depicts FACS plots showingS1/S2-specific B cells in 9 COVID-19 patients. Patient ID and proportionof SARS-CoV-2-reactive TFH cells in cluster 5 is specified. FIG. 16Jdepicts an ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) of genes with increasedexpression (adjusted p<0.05 and log 2 fold change >1) between cells fromcluster 5 versus cluster 0. Upstream regulatory network analysis ofgenes in IFN alpha pathway. FIG. 16K depicts a GSEA for IFN responsesignature genes in cluster 5 versus cluster 0; ***p<0.001.

FIGS. 17A-17H: Single-Cell TCR Sequence Analysis and Analysis ofSARS-CoV-2-Reactive CD4+ T Cells from 24 h Stimulation and Ex VivoConditions (related to FIGS. 12A-12G). FIG. 17A depicts the averageexpression and percent expression of selected transcripts in indicatedclusters. FIG. 17B depicts violin plots showing normalized expressionlevel (log 2(CPM+1)) of CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, XCL1, and XCL2 transcripts indesignated clusters (6 and 9) compared to an aggregation of remainingcells (Rest). FIG. 17C depicts scatterplots displaying co-expressionlevel (log 2(CPM+1)) of XCL1 and XCL2 transcripts in SARS-CoV-2-reactivecells present in designated clusters. Numbers indicate percentage ofcells in each quadrant. FIG. 17D depicts the proportion of expandedSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells (clone size >2) in hospitalized andnon-hospitalized COVID-19 patients (6 h stimulation condition). Data aremean S.E.M; significance for comparisons were computed usingMann-Whitney U test; *p<0.05. FIG. 17E depicts single-celltranscriptomes of memory CD4+ T cells expressing activation markers(CD38, HLA-DR, PD-1) ex vivo (0 h; blue) and sorted CD154+CD69+ memoryCD4+ T cells following 6 h stimulation with virus-specific peptidemegapools (6 h; red) are displayed by UMAP. Seurat-based clustering of122,292 cells. FIG. 17F depicts UMAP showing activation, TFH, andCD4-CTL signature scores for each cell. FIG. 17G depicts violin plotsshowing expression level (log 2(CPM+1)) of TNFRSF4, TNFRSF18, MIR155HG,CD200, IFNG, IL2, TNF, and POU2AF1 transcripts in 0- and 6 h timepoints. FIG. 17H depicts the number of cells from matched patients withshared (yellow) and unique (blue) TCRs between activationmarker-positive cells sorted ex vivo (0 h) and 6 h peptide stimulatedpopulations (left). Venn diagram illustrating the number of sharedclones between activation marker-positive CD4+ T cells sorted ex vivo (0h) and 6 h peptide stimulated populations.

FIGS. 18A-18F: Analysis of SARS-CoV-2-Reactive CD4+ T Cells from 24 hStimulation Condition (related to FIGS. 13A-13I). FIG. 18A depictsrepresentative FACS plots showing surface staining of CD137 and CD69 inmemory CD4+ T cells stimulated for 24 h with SARS-CoV-2 peptide pools,post-enrichment (CD137-based), in hospitalized and non-hospitalizedCOVID-19 patients (left). Summary of number of cells sorted in 14hospitalized and 17 non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients (right); data aremean±SEM. FIG. 18B depicts GSEA for T_(REG), cytotoxicity, TFH andT_(H)17 signature genes in a given cluster compared to the rest of thecells; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001. FIG. 18C depicts unsupervised clustering of17 hospitalized and 13 non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients based on theproportions of SARS CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells in different clustersfollowing 24 h peptide stimulation. Clusters with fewer than 5% of thetotal dataset are not depicted. Hospitalization status (red versusgreen) and sex (pink versus blue) are indicated in the annotation rowsimmediately below the dendrogram. FIG. 18D depicts a UMAP showing TCRclone size (log 2, color scale) of SARS-CoV-2-reactive cells fromCOVID-19 patients (24 h stimulation condition). FIG. 18E depicts theproportion of clonally expanded (clone size >2) and non-expanded cellsin each cluster (24 h stimulation condition). FIG. 18F depicts GSEA forTFH and TFR signature genes in IL1R2+ cells compared to IL1R2− cells incluster A; *p<0.05; ***p<0.001.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A detailed description of one or more embodiments of the disclosure isprovided below along with any accompanying figures that illustrate theprinciples of the embodiments described herein. The disclosure isdescribed in connection with such embodiments, but the disclosure is notlimited to any embodiment. Numerous specific details are set forth inthe following description in order to provide a thorough understandingof the disclosure. These details are provided for the purpose ofnon-limiting examples and the embodiments may be practiced according tothe claims without some or all of these specific details. For thepurpose of clarity, technical material that is known in the technicalfields related to the disclosure has not been described in detail sothat the disclosure is not unnecessarily obscured.

Overview of the Disclosure

The present disclosure describes methods for the diagnosis and treatmentof viral infections including viral infections associated withSARS-CoV-2. The disclosure describes methods of assessing and modulatingthe levels of TFH, CD4-CTL, and T_(REG) cells. The disclosure alsodescribes modified T-cells for treating viral infections.

Definitions and Interpretation

The terms “acceptable,” “effective,” or “sufficient”, if and as usedherein, and when used to describe the selection of any components,ranges, dose forms, etc. as disclosed herein intend that said component,range, dose form, etc. is suitable for the disclosed purpose.

As used herein, the phrase “baseline expression”, in reference to agene, refers to the expression of a gene in normal, untreatedconditions.

As used herein, the phrase “CD4-CTL cells” refers to a subset of CD4⁺ Tcells that have cytotoxic activity. “CD4-CTL cells” referenced hereininclude any type of CD4-CTL cells known in the art. “CD4-CTL cells” issynonymous with “CD4⁺-CTL cells.”

As used herein, the term “composition” typically but not always intendsa combination of the active agent, e.g., an cell or an engineered immunecell, and a naturally-occurring or non-naturally-occurring carrier,inert (for example, a detectable agent or label) or active, such as anadjuvant, diluent, binder, stabilizer, buffers, salts, lipophilicsolvents, preservative, adjuvant or the like and includepharmaceutically acceptable carriers. Carriers also includepharmaceutical excipients and additives proteins, peptides, amino acids,lipids, and carbohydrates (e.g., sugars, including monosaccharides, di-,tri-, tetra-oligosaccharides, and oligosaccharides; derivatized sugarssuch as alditols, aldonic acids, esterified sugars and the like; andpolysaccharides or sugar polymers), which can be present singly or incombination, comprising alone or in combination 1-99.99% by weight orvolume. Exemplary protein excipients include serum albumin such as humanserum albumin (HSA), recombinant human albumin (rHA), gelatin, casein,and the like. Representative amino acid/antibody components, which canalso function in a buffering capacity, include alanine, arginine,glycine, arginine, betaine, histidine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid,cysteine, lysine, leucine, isoleucine, valine, methionine,phenylalanine, aspartame, and the like. Carbohydrate excipients are alsointended within the scope of this technology, examples of which includebut are not limited to monosaccharides such as fructose, maltose,galactose, glucose, D-mannose, sorbose, and the like; disaccharides,such as lactose, sucrose, trehalose, cellobiose, and the like;polysaccharides, such as raffinose, melezitose, maltodextrins, dextrans,starches, and the like; and alditols, such as mannitol, xylitol,maltitol, lactitol, xylitol sorbitol (glucitol) and myoinositol.

As used herein, the term “derivative”, in reference to an amino acidsequence, refers to an amino acid sequence in which at least one of anamino group or an acyl group has been modified.

An “effective amount” is an amount sufficient to effect beneficial ordesired results. An effective amount can be administered in one or moreadministrations, applications or dosages. Such delivery is dependent ona number of variables including the time period for which the individualdosage unit is to be used, the bioavailability of the therapeutic agent,the route of administration, etc. It is understood, however, thatspecific dose levels of the therapeutic agents disclosed herein for anyparticular subject depends upon a variety of factors including theactivity of the specific compound employed, bioavailability of thecompound, the route of administration, the age of the animal and itsbody weight, general health, sex, the diet of the animal, the time ofadministration, the rate of excretion, the drug combination, and theseverity of the particular disorder being treated and form ofadministration. In general, one will desire to administer an amount ofthe compound that is effective to achieve a serum level commensuratewith the concentrations found to be effective in vivo. Theseconsiderations, as well as effective formulations and administrationprocedures are well known in the art and are described in standardtextbooks.

In and as used herein, the term “expression level” refers to protein,RNA, or mRNA level of a particular gene of interest. Any methods knownin the art can be utilized to determine the expression level of aparticular gene of interest. Examples include, but are not limited to,reverse transcription and amplification assays (such as PCR, ligationRT-PCR or quantitative RT-PCT), hybridization assays, Northern blotting,dot blotting, in situ hybridization, gel electrophoresis, capillaryelectrophoresis, column chromatography, Western blotting,immunohistochemistry, immunostaining, or mass spectrometry. Assays canbe performed directly on biological samples or on protein/nucleic acidsisolated from the samples. It is routine practice in the relevant art tocarry out these assays. For example, the detecting step in any methoddescribed herein includes contacting the nucleic acid sample from thebiological sample obtained from the subject with one or more primersthat specifically hybridize to the gene of interest presented herein.Alternatively, the detecting step of any method described hereinincludes contacting the protein sample from the biological sampleobtained from the subject with one or more antibodies that bind to thegene product of the interest presented herein. In some embodiment, thelevel is an absolute amount or concentration of the protein, RNA, ormRNA level of a particular gene of interest in a cell. In someembodiments, the level is normalized to a control, such as ahousekeeping gene.

As used herein, the term “homolog”, in reference to an amino acidsequence, refers to an amino acid sequence that shares similarity to areference amino acid sequence due to having a common evolutionaryorigin.

The term “isolated” as used herein refers to molecules, biologicals,cellular materials, cells or biological samples being substantially freefrom other materials. In one aspect, the term “isolated” refers tonucleic acid, such as DNA or RNA, or protein or polypeptide (e.g., anantibody or derivative thereof), or cell or cellular organelle, ortissue or organ, separated from other DNAs or RNAs, or proteins orpolypeptides, or cells or cellular organelles, or tissues or organs,respectively, that are present in the natural source. In someembodiments, the term “isolated” is used herein to refer to cells ortissues that are isolated from other cells or tissues and is meant toencompass both cultured and engineered cells or tissues.

As used herein, the term “isolated cell” generally refers to a cell thatis substantially separated from other cells of a tissue.

As used herein, the phrase “ligand mimetic” refers to a composition thatcontains similar binding properties to ligands, such as the ability tobind receptors.

As used herein, the phrase “normalized mean gene expression” refers tothe average intensity of expression of a gene measured on a given array.

As used herein, the term “subsequence”, in reference to an amino acidsequence, refers to a portion or a fragment of a larger amino acidsequence.

If and as used herein, “substantially” or “essentially” means nearlytotally or completely, for instance, 95% or greater of some givenquantity. In some embodiments, “substantially” or “essentially” means95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5%, or 99.9%.

As used herein, the phrase “T-cell receptor (TCR)” refers to anyreceptor found on the surface of T cells that is capable of recognizingfragments of an antigen bound to major histocompatibility complex.

If and as used herein, “therapeutically effective amount” of a drug oran agent refers to an amount of the drug or the agent that is an amountsufficient to obtain a pharmacological response; or alternatively, is anamount of the drug or agent that, when administered to a patient with aspecified disorder or disease, is sufficient to have the intendedeffect, e.g., treatment, alleviation, amelioration, palliation orelimination of one or more manifestations of the specified disorder ordisease in the patient. A therapeutic effect does not necessarily occurby administration of one dose, and may occur only after administrationof a series of doses. Thus, a therapeutically effective amount may beadministered in one or more administrations.

As used here, the phrase “T_(FH) cells” refers to any type of follicularhelper T cell known in the art.

As used herein, the phrase “T_(REG) cells” refers to any type ofregulatory T cell known in the art.

As used herein, the term “variant” refers to an equivalent having anative polypeptide sequence and structure with one or more amino acidadditions, substitutions (generally conservative in nature) ordeletions, so long as the modifications do not destroy biologicalactivity and which are substantially identical to the referencepolypeptide. Variants generally include substitutions that areconservative in nature, i.e., those substitutions that take place withina family of amino acids that are related in their side chains.Specifically, amino acids are generally divided into four families: (1)acidic: aspartate and glutamate; (2) basic: lysine, arginine, histidine;(3) non-polar: alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline,phenylalanine, methionine, tryptophan; and (4) uncharged polar: glycine,asparagine, glutamine, cysteine, serine threonine, tyrosine.Phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine are sometimes classified asaromatic amino acids. For example, it is reasonably predictable that anisolated replacement of leucine with isoleucine or valine, an aspartatewith a glutamate, a threonine with a serine, or a similar conservativereplacement of an amino acid with a structurally related amino acid,will not have a major effect on the biological activity. For example,the polypeptide of interest can include up to about 5-10 conservative ornon-conservative amino acid substitutions, or even up to about 15-25conservative or non-conservative amino acid substitutions, or anyinteger between 5-25, so long as the desired function of the polypeptideremains intact. One of skill in the art can readily determine regions ofthe polypeptide of interest that can tolerate change by reference toHopp/Woods and Kyte-Doolittle plots, well known in the art.

DESCRIPTION OF ASPECTS AND EMBODIMENTS OF THE DISCLOSURE

As embodied and broadly described herein, an aspect of the presentdisclosure relates to a method of diagnosing a viral infection in asubject, the method comprising obtaining a biological sample from thesubject, quantifying a level of a biological feature associated with TFHor CD4-CTL cells from the biological sample; and comparing the level ofthe biological feature associated with the TFH or CD4-CTL cells againsta quantifiable reference value, wherein when the level of the biologicalfeature is higher than the quantifiable reference value, the viralinfection is associated with SARS-CoV-2. In various embodiments, thequantifiable reference value comprises a biological feature associatedwith the activity or number of TFH or CD4-CTL cells isolated from asource infected with a non-SARS-CoV-2 virus. In various embodiments thequantifiable reference value comprises a biological feature associatedwith TFH or CD4-CTL cells isolated from a source infected with aninfluenza virus. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises the expression or activity of one or more genes set forth inTable 2 and/or Table 3, or one or more of the T-cell receptor (TCR)sequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, orderivative thereof. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of one or more of CXCL13, IL21, CD200,BTLA, POU2AF1, PRF1, GZMB, GZMH, GNLY, or NKG7.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing theseverity of a virally-induced disease in a subject, the methodcomprising obtaining a biological sample from the subject; quantifying alevel of a biological feature associated with T_(FH) cells from thebiological sample; and comparing the level of the biological featureagainst a quantifiable reference value, wherein when the level of thebiological feature is above the quantifiable reference value, thevirally-induced disease is severe. In various embodiments, thequantifiable reference value comprises a biological feature associatedwith the number or activity of T_(FH) cells isolated from a secondsubject suffering from a non-severe case of the virally-induced disease.In various embodiments, the biological feature comprises expression oractivity of one or more genes set forth in Table 3, or one or more ofthe TCR sequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, thebiological feature comprises expression or activity of one or more ofZBED2, ZBTB32, TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3, PD1, DUSP4, CD70, PRF1, or GZMB. Invarious embodiments, the virally-induced disease is COVID-19 or isassociated with SARS-CoV-2.

In some embodiments, the virally-induced disease is the result of aviral infection. In some embodiments, the viral infection is caused by avirus selected from the group consisting of influenza virus,coronavirus, enterovirus (such as coxsackievirus and echovirus),cytomegalovirus, Zika virus, rabies virus, West Nile virus, rubellavirus, polio virus, rotavirus, norovirus, herpes simplex virus,varicella-zoster virus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, humanimmunodeficiency virus, Chikungunya virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagicfever virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, Rift Valley Fever virus, RossRiver virus, and louping ill virus. In various embodiments, thevirally-induced disease is COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing theseverity of a virally-induced disease in a subject, the methodcomprising obtaining a biological sample from the subject; quantifying alevel of a biological feature associated with CD4-CTL cells from thebiological sample; and comparing the level of the biological featureagainst a quantifiable reference value, wherein when the level of thebiological feature is above the quantifiable reference value, thevirally-induced disease is severe. In various embodiments, thequantifiable reference value comprises a biological feature associatedwith the number or activity of CD4-CTL cells isolated from a secondsubject suffering from a non-severe case of the virally-induced disease.In various embodiments, the biological feature comprises expression oractivity of one or more genes set forth in Table 2 or Table 4, or one ormore of the TCR sequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, thebiological feature comprises expression or activity of one or more ofCD72, GPR18, HOPX, ZEB2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCR1, CCR3, CCR5, XCL1, orXCL2. In various embodiments, the virally-induced disease is COVID-19 oris associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing severityof a virally-induced disease in a subject, the method comprisingobtaining a biological sample from the subject; quantifying a level of abiological feature associated with T_(REG) cells from the biologicalsample; and comparing the level of the biological feature associatedwith T_(REG) against a quantifiable reference value, wherein when thelevel of the biological feature is below the quantifiable referencevalue, the virally-induced disease is severe. In various embodiments,the quantifiable reference value comprises a biological featureassociated with the number or activity of T_(REG) cells isolated from asecond subject suffering from a mild form of the virally-induceddisease. In various embodiments, the biological feature comprisesexpression or activity of FOXP3, or one or more of the TCR sequences setforth in Table 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivativethereof. In various embodiments, the virally-induced disease is COVID-19or is associated with SARS-CoV-2. In various embodiments, the biologicalfeature comprises the expression or activity of T-bet, IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF,IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A, or CCL20. In various embodiments, thevirally-induced disease is COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus infection in a subject, the method comprising administeringto the subject a therapeutically effective amount of T_(REG) cells.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus infection in a subject, the method comprising administeringto the subject a therapeutic effective amount of an agent that canselectively increase T_(REG) cells in the subject.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus infection in a subject, the method comprising administeringto the subject a therapeutic effective amount of an agent that canselectively reduce T_(FH) or CD4+ CTL cells in the subject. In variousembodiments, the agent comprises an antibody that selectively binds to aprotein expressed by T_(FH) or CD4+ CTL cells.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus infection in a subject, the method comprising administeringto the subject an effective amount of a population of T-cells thatexhibit higher than or lower than baseline expression of one or moregenes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, Table 5, or thatexpress a T-cell receptor (TCR) comprising at least one of the aminoacid sequences set forth in Tables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, the methodcomprises administering a population of T-cells that exhibit higher thanbaseline expression of one or more genes set forth in Table 1 and Table5, or that express a TCR comprising at least one of the amino acidsequences set forth in Table 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, orderivative thereof. In various embodiments, the T-cell is a T_(REG)cell. In various embodiments, the one or more genes are selected fromthe group of T-bet, IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF, IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A, CCL20, IL17A,FOXP3, and IL17F. In various embodiments, the at least one amino acidsequence is selected from Table 7. In various embodiments, the methodcomprises administering a population of T-cells that exhibit lower thanbaseline expression of one or more genes set forth in Table 2, Table 3,or Table 4, or that express a TCR comprising at least one of the aminoacid sequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant, subsequence,or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, the one or more genes areselected from the group of ZBED2, ZBTB32, TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3, PD1, DUSP4,CD70, PRF1, and GZMB. In various embodiments, the T-cell is a T_(FH)cell. In various embodiments, the one or more genes are selected fromthe group of CD72, GPR18, HOPX, ZEB2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCR1, CCR3,CCR5, XCL1, and XCL2. In various embodiments, the T cell is a CD4-CTL Tcell. In various embodiments, the at least one amino acid sequence isselected from Table 6.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus in a subject, the method comprising administering to thesubject an effective amount of an agent that induces higher than orlower than baseline expression of one or more genes set forth in Table1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, and/or Table 5 in T cells, or of a TCR ofat least one of the amino acid sequences set forth in Tables 6 and 7, ora homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus in a subject, the method comprising administering aneffective amount of an agent that induces or inhibits T cell activity ofone or more proteins encoded by one or more genes set forth in Table 1,Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, and/or Table 5, or that modulates expressionof a T-cell receptor (TCR) comprising at least one of the amino acidsequences set forth in Tables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, the agent isan antibody, a small molecule, a protein, a peptide, a ligand mimetic,or a nucleic acid. In various embodiments, the baseline expression isnormalized mean gene expression. In various embodiments, higher thanbaseline expression is at least about a 2-fold increase in expressionrelative to baseline expression and/or lower than baseline expression isat least about a 2-fold decrease in expression relative to baselineexpression.

In another aspect, described herein is a modified T-cell modified toexhibit higher than or lower than baseline expression of one or moregenes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, Table 4, and/or Table 5,or one or more T-cell receptor (TCR) comprising at least one of theamino acid sequences set forth in Tables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, the modifiedT cell exhibits higher than baseline expression of one or more genes setforth in Table 1 or Table 5, or expresses a TCR comprising at least oneof the amino acid sequences set forth in Table 7, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof. In various embodiments, the one ormore genes are selected from the group of T-bet, IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF, IL-3,CSF2, IL-23A, CCL20, IL17A, FOXP3, and IL17F. In various embodiments,the at least one amino acid sequence is selected from Table 7. Invarious embodiments, the modified T cell is a T_(REG) cell. In variousembodiments, the baseline expression is normalized mean gene expression.In various embodiments, higher than baseline expression is at leastabout a 2-fold increase in expression relative to baseline expressionand/or lower than baseline expression is at least about a 2-folddecrease in expression relative to baseline expression. In variousembodiments, the modified T-cell is genetically modified, optionallyusing one or more of gene editing, recombinant methods and/or aCRISPR/Cas system.

In various embodiments, the modified T-cell is further modified toexpress a protein that binds to a cytokine, chemokine, lymphokine, or areceptor each thereof. In various embodiments, the protein comprises anantibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof. In various embodiments,the antibody is an IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE or IgD, or a subclass thereof. Invarious embodiments, the antibody is an IgG selected from the group ofIgG1, IgG2, IgG3 or IgG4. In various embodiments, the antigen bindingfragment is selected from the group of a Fab, Fab′, F(ab′)2, Fv, Fd,single-chain Fvs (scFv), disulfide-linked Fvs (sdFv) or VL or VH Invarious embodiments, the modified T-cell comprises a chimeric antigenreceptor (CAR). In various embodiments, the chimeric antigen receptor(CAR) comprises: (a) an antigen binding domain; (b) a hinge domain; (c)a transmembrane domain; (d) and an intracellular domain.

In various embodiments, the CAR further comprises one or morecostimulatory signaling regions. In various embodiments, the antigenbinding domain comprises an anti-CD19 antigen binding domain, thetransmembrane domain comprises a CD28 or a CD8 α transmembrane domain,the one or more costimulatory regions selected from a CD28 costimulatorysignaling region, a 4-1BB costimulatory signaling region, an ICOScostimulatory signaling region, and an OX40 costimulatory region or aCD3 zeta signaling domain. In various embodiments, the anti-CD19 bindingdomain comprises a single-chain variable fragment (scFv) thatspecifically recognizes a humanized anti-CD19 binding domain. In variousembodiments, the anti-CD19 binding domain scFv of the CAR comprises aheavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region. Invarious embodiments, the anti-CD19 binding domain of the CAR furthercomprises a linker polypeptide located between the anti-CD19 bindingdomain scFv heavy chain variable region and the anti-CD19 binding domainscFv light chain variable region. In various embodiments, the linkerpolypeptide of the CAR comprises a polypeptide of the sequence (GGGGS)nwherein n is an integer from 1 to 6. In various embodiments, the CARfurther comprises a detectable marker attached to the CAR. In variousembodiments, the CAR further comprises a purification marker attached tothe CAR. In various embodiments, the modified T-cell comprises apolynucleotide encoding the CAR, and optionally, wherein thepolynucleotide encodes and anti-CD19 binding domain.

In various embodiments, the polynucleotide further comprises a promoteroperatively linked to the polynucleotide to express the polynucleotidein the modified T-cell. In various embodiments, the polynucleotidefurther comprises a 2A self-cleaving peptide (T2A) encodingpolynucleotide sequence located upstream of a polynucleotide encodingthe anti-CD19 binding domain. In various embodiments, the polynucleotidefurther comprises a polynucleotide encoding a signal peptide locatedupstream of a polynucleotide encoding the anti-CD19 binding domain. Invarious embodiments, the polynucleotide further comprises a vector. Invarious embodiments, the vector is a plasmid. In various embodiments,the vector is a viral vector selected from the group of a retroviralvector, a lentiviral vector, an adenoviral vector, and anadeno-associated viral vector.

In another aspect, described herein is a composition comprising apopulation of modified T-cells as detailed herein.

In an aspect, a method of treating a viral infection, disease associatedwith viral infection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing,limiting or controlling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting fromthe virus in a subject is provided, the method comprising administeringto the subject an effective amount of the modified T-cells and/or thecompositions described herein.

In certain embodiments, the viral infection may result from any of thefollowing viral families: Arenaviridae, Arterivirus, Astroviridae,Baculoviridae, Badnavirus, Barnaviridae, Birnaviridae, Bromoviridae,Bunyaviridae, Caliciviridae, Capillovirus, Carlavirus, Caulimovirus,Circoviridae, Closterovirus, Comoviridae, Coronaviridae (e.g.,Coronavirus, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus),Corticoviridae, Cystoviridae, Deltavirus, Dianthovirus, Enamovirus,Filoviridae (e.g., Marburg vims and Ebola virus (e.g., Zaire, Reston,Ivory Coast, or Sudan strain)), Flaviviridae, (e.g., Hepatitis C vims,Dengue vims 1, Dengue vims 2, Dengue virus 3, and Dengue virus 4),Hepadnaviridae, Herpesviridae (e.g., Human herpesvirus 1, 3, 4, 5, and6, and Cytomegalovirus), Hypoviridae, Iridoviridae, Leviviridae,Lipothrixviridae, Microviridae, Orthomyxoviridae (e.g., Influenzavirus Aand B and C), Papovaviridae, Paramyxoviridae (e.g., measles, mumps, andhuman respiratory syncytial virus), Parvoviridae, Picomaviridae (e.g.,poliovirus, rhinovirus, hepatovims, and aphthovirus), Poxviridae (e.g.,vaccinia and smallpox vims), Reoviridae (e.g., rotavims), Retroviridae(e.g., lentivirus, such as human immunodeficiency vims (HIV) 1 and HIV2), Rhabdoviridae (for example, rabies vims, measles virus, respiratorysyncytial virus, etc.), Togaviridae (for example, mbella virus, denguevirus, etc.), and Totiviridae. Suitable viral antigens also include allor part of Dengue protein M, Dengue protein E, Dengue DiNS1, DengueD1NS2, and Dengue DINS3.

The viral infection or virus may be derived from a particular strainsuch as a papilloma vims, a herpes vims, e.g., herpes simplex 1 and 2; ahepatitis vims, for example, hepatitis A vims (HAV), hepatitis B vims(HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), the delta hepatitis D vims (HDV),hepatitis E virus (HEV) and hepatitis G vims (HGV), the tick-borneencephalitis viruses; parainfluenza, varicella-zoster, cytomeglavirus,Epstein-Barr, rotavirus, rhinovims, adenovims, coxsackieviruses, equineencephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever,and lymphocytic choriomeningitis.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating acoronavirus infection, treating a disease associated with coronavirusinfection, or decreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting orcontrolling an adverse symptom or disorder resulting from thecoronavirus in a subject, the method comprising administering to thesubject an effective amount of modified T-cells as detailed hereinand/or a composition as detailed herein. In various embodiments, thecoronavirus infection is SARS-CoV-2. In various embodiments, the diseaseassociated with coronavirus infection is COVID-19. In variousembodiments, the method comprises agonizing a population of orincreasing the level, expression, or activity of T_(REG) cells in thesubject. In various embodiments, the method comprises antagonizing apopulation of or decreasing or depleting the level, expression, oractivity of T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells in the subject.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing a viralinfection ex vivo, the method comprising quantifying, ex vivo, a levelof a biological feature associated with T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells from abiological sample; and comparing the level of the biological featureassociated with the T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells against a quantifiablereference value, wherein when the level of the biological feature ishigher than the quantifiable reference value, the viral infection isassociated with SARS-CoV-2. In various embodiments, the quantifiablereference value comprises a biological feature associated with theactivity or number of T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells isolated from a biologicalsample infected with a non-SARS-CoV-2 virus. In various embodiments, thequantifiable reference value comprises a biological feature associatedwith T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells isolated from a biological sample infectedwith an influenza virus. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises the expression or activity of one or more genes set forth inTable 2 and/or Table 3, or one or more of the T-cell receptor (TCR)sequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, orderivative thereof. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of one or more of CXCL13, IL21, CD200,BTLA, POU2AF1, PRF1, GZMB, GZMH, GNLY, or NKG7.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing theseverity of a virally-induced disease ex vivo, the method comprisingquantifying, ex vivo, a level of a biological feature associated withT_(FH) cells from the biological sample; and comparing the level of thebiological feature against a quantifiable reference value, wherein whenthe level of the biological feature is above the quantifiable referencevalue, the virally-induced disease is severe. In various embodiments,the quantifiable reference value comprises a biological featureassociated with the number or activity of T_(FH) cells isolated from abiological sample of a subject suffering from a non-severe case of thevirally-induced disease. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of one or more genes set forth in Table3, or one or more of the TCR sequences set forth in Table 6, or ahomolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. In variousembodiments, the biological feature comprises expression or activity ofone or more of ZBED2, ZBTB32, TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3, PD1, DUSP4, CD70, PRF1,or GZMB. In various embodiments, the virally-induced disease is COVID-19or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing theseverity of a virally-induced disease ex vivo, the method comprisingquantifying, ex vivo, a level of a biological feature associated withCD4-CTL cells from the biological sample; and comparing the level of thebiological feature against a quantifiable reference value, wherein whenthe level of the biological feature is above the quantifiable referencevalue, the virally-induced disease is severe. In various embodiments,the quantifiable reference value comprises a biological featureassociated with the number or activity of CD4-CTL cells isolated from abiological sample of a subject suffering from a non-severe case of thevirally-induced disease. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of one or more genes set forth in Table2 or Table 4, or one or more of the TCR sequences set forth in Table 6,or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. In variousembodiments, the biological feature comprises expression or activity ofone or more of CD72, GPR18, HOPX, ZEB2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCR1, CCR3,CCR5, XCL1, or XCL2. In various embodiments, the virally-induced diseaseis COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of diagnosing severityof a virally-induced disease ex vivo, the method comprising quantifying,ex vivo, a level of a biological feature associated with T_(REG) cellsfrom the biological sample; and comparing the level of the biologicalfeature associated with T_(REG) against a quantifiable reference value,wherein when the level of the biological feature is below thequantifiable reference value, the virally-induced disease is severe. Invarious embodiments, the quantifiable reference value comprises abiological feature associated with the number or activity of T_(REG)cells isolated from a biological sample of a subject suffering from thevirally-induced disease. In various embodiments, the biological sampleis isolated from a subject suffering from a mild form of thevirally-induced disease. In various embodiments, the biological sampleis isolated from a subject suffering from a severe form of thevirally-induced disease. In various embodiments, the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of FOXP3, or one or more of the TCRsequences set forth in Table 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, orderivative thereof. In various embodiments, the virally-induced diseaseis COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2. In various embodiments,the biological feature comprises the expression or activity of T-bet,IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF, IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A, or CCL20. In various embodiments,the virally-induced disease is COVID-19 or is associated withSARS-CoV-2.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with the viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering to the subject atherapeutically effective amount of T_(REG) cells.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering to the subject atherapeutic effective amount of an agent that can selectively increaseT_(REG) cells in the subject.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with the viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering to the subject atherapeutic effective amount of an agent that can selectively reduceT_(FH) or CD4+ CTL cells in the subject. In various embodiments, theagent comprises an antibody that selectively binds to a proteinexpressed by T_(FH) or CD4+ CTL cells.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with the viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effectiveamount of a population of T-cells that exhibit higher than or lower thanbaseline expression of one or more genes set forth in Table 1, Table 2,Table 3, Table 4, and/or Table 5, or that express a T-cell receptor(TCR) comprising at least one of the amino acid sequences set forth inTables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivativethereof. In various embodiments, the method comprises administering apopulation of T-cells that exhibit higher than baseline expression ofone or more genes set forth in Table 1 or Table 5, or that express a TCRcomprising at least one of the amino acid sequences set forth in Table7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. In variousembodiments, the T-cell is a T_(REG) cellIn various embodiments, the oneor more genes are selected from the group of T-bet, IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF,IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A, CCL20, IL17A, FOXP3, and IL17F. In variousembodiments, the at least one amino acid sequence is selected from Table7. In various embodiments, the method comprises administering apopulation of T-cells that exhibit lower than baseline expression of oneor more genes set forth in Table 2, Table 3, or Table 4, or that expressa TCR comprising at least one of the amino acid sequences set forth inTable 6, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. Invarious embodiments, the one or more genes are selected from the groupof ZBED2, ZBTB32, TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3, PD1, DUSP4, CD70, PRF1, and GZMB.In various embodiments, the T-cell is a T_(FH) cell. In variousembodiments, the one or more genes are selected from the group of CD72,GPR18, HOPX, ZEB2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5, CCR1, CCR3, CCR5, XCL1, and XCL2.In various embodiments, the T cell is a CD4-CTL T cell. In variousembodiments, the at least one amino acid sequence is selected from Table6.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with the viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effectiveamount of an agent that induces higher than or lower than baselineexpression of one or more genes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3,Table 4, and/or Table 5 in T cells, or of a TCR of at least one of theamino acid sequences set forth in Tables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with the viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering an effective amount of anagent that induces or inhibits T cell activity of one or more proteinsencoded by one or more genes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3,Table 4, and/or Table 5, or that modulates expression of a T-cellreceptor (TCR) comprising at least one of the amino acid sequences setforth in Tables 6 and 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, orderivative thereof. In various embodiments, the agent is an antibody, asmall molecule, a protein, a peptide, a ligand mimetic or a nucleicacid. In various embodiments, baseline expression is normalized meangene expression. In various embodiments, higher than baseline expressionis at least about a 2-fold increase in expression relative to baselineexpression and/or lower than baseline expression is at least about a2-fold decrease in expression relative to baseline expression.

In another aspect, described herein is a method of treating a viralinfection, treating a disease associated with viral infection, ordecreasing, reducing, inhibiting, suppressing, limiting or controllingan adverse symptom or disorder resulting from the viral infection in asubject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effectiveamount of modified T-cells as detailed herein and/or a composition asdetailed herein. In various embodiments, the method further comprisesagonizing a population of or increasing the level, expression, oractivity of T_(REG) cells in the subject. In various embodiments, themethod comprises antagonizing a population of or decreasing or depletingthe level, expression, or activity of T_(FH) or CD4-CTL cells in thesubject.

Methods of Isolating and Detecting CD4-CTLs

Numerous methods can be used to isolate CD4-CTL cells. In an aspect,CD4-CTL cells are detected using an Interferon-Gamma Release Assay. Inembodiments, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) are isolatedfrom a patient and the level of Interferon-Gamma in the PBMCs aredetected. In embodiments, high levels of Interferon-Gamma would beindicative of the patient having high levels of CD4-CTL cells. Inembodiments, the high levels of CD4-CTL cells would indicate that thepatient is suffering from a viral disease described herein.

In an aspect, CD4-CTL cells are detected using flow cytometry. Inembodiments a sample is derived from a patient. In embodiments, thesample is PBMCs. In embodiments, the sample is assayed for geneexpression of a specific gene subset. In embodiments, the specific genesubset is correlated to CD4-CTL cell expression or activity.

Viral Infections

In an aspect, the methods and compositions described herein can be usedto diagnose and treat SARS-CoV-2.

Coronaviruses is a family of single-stranded, positive-strand RNAviruses characterized with crown-like spikes on their surface. Thecoronaviruses belong to the Coronaviridae family, Nidovirales order.There are four sub-groupings or categories of CoVs, alpha, beta, gamma,and delta. The CoVs are the largest known RNA viruses, comprising 16non-structural proteins and 4 structural proteins which include spike(S) protein, envelope (E) protein, membrane (M) protein, andnucleocapsid (N) protein.

There are seven species of coronaviruses that are known to causerespiratory and intestinal infections in humans. The seven species are229E (or α-type HCoV-229E), NL63 (or α-type HCoV-NL63), OC43 (or β-typeHCoV-OC43), HKU1 (or 3-type HCoV-HKU1), MERS-CoV (the β-type HCoV thatcauses Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS), SARS-CoV (the β-typeHCoV that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS), andSARS-CoV2 (the β-type HCoV that causes the coronavirus disease of 2019,COVID-19, or 2019-nCoV).

In some embodiments, the CoVs are also classified based on theirpathogenicity. In some instances, the mild pathogenic CoVs includeHCoV-229E, HCoV-OC43, HCoV-NL63, and HCoV-HKU1. In some instances, thehighly pathogenic CoVs include SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV2. Insome cases, the mild pathogens infect the upper respiratory tract andcauses seasonal, mild to moderate cold-like respiratory diseases in thesubject. In some cases, the highly pathogenic CoVs infect the lowerrespiratory tract and cause severe pneumonia, leading, in some cases, tofatal acute lung injury (ALI) and/or acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS).

In an aspect, the methods and compositions described herein can be usedto diagnose and treat viral infections that result from viruses otherthan SARS-CoV-2. In embodiments, the methods and compositions describedherein can be used to treat viral infections that result from any of thefollowing viral families: Arenaviridae, Arterivirus, Astroviridae,Baculoviridae, Badnavirus, Bamaviridae, Birnaviridae, Bromoviridae,Bunyaviridae, Caliciviridae, Capillovirus, Carlavirus, Caulimovirus,Circoviridae, Closterovirus, Comoviridae, Coronaviridae (e.g.,Coronavirus, such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus),Corticoviridae, Cystoviridae, Deltavirus, Dianthovirus, Enamovirus,Filoviridae (e.g., Marburg vims and Ebola virus (e.g., Zaire, Reston,Ivory Coast, or Sudan strain)), Flaviviridae, (e.g., Hepatitis C vims,Dengue vims 1, Dengue vims 2, Dengue virus 3, and Dengue virus 4),Hepadnaviridae, Herpesviridae (e.g., Human herpesvirus 1, 3, 4, 5, and6, and Cytomegalovirus), Hypoviridae, Iridoviridae, Leviviridae,Lipothrixviridae, Microviridae, Orthomyxoviridae (e.g., Influenzavirus Aand B and C), Papovaviridae, Paramyxoviridae (e.g., measles, mumps, andhuman respiratory syncytial virus), Parvoviridae, Picornaviridae (e.g.,poliovirus, rhinovirus, hepatovims, and aphthovirus), Poxviridae (e.g.,vaccinia and smallpox vims), Reoviridae (e.g., rotavims), Retroviridae(e.g., lentivirus, such as human immunodeficiency vims (HIV) 1 and HIV2), Rhabdoviridae (for example, rabies vims, measles virus, respiratorysyncytial virus, etc.), Togaviridae (for example, mbella virus, denguevirus, etc.), and Totiviridae. Suitable viral antigens also include allor part of Dengue protein M, Dengue protein E, Dengue DiNS1, DengueD1NS2, and Dengue D1NS3.

In an aspect, the technology described herein may be used to diagnoseand treat viral infections that preferentially upregulate the levels,expression, or activity of TFH or CD4-CTL cells and/or downregulate thelevels, expression, or activity of T_(REG) cells.

Compositions

In compositions used in accordance with the disclosure, including cells,treatments, therapies, agents, drugs and pharmaceutical formulations canbe packaged in dosage unit form for ease of administration anduniformity of dosage. The term “unit dose” or “dosage” refers tophysically discrete units suitable for use in a subject, each unitcontaining a predetermined quantity of the composition calculated toproduce the desired responses in association with its administration,i.e., the appropriate route and regimen. The quantity to beadministered, both according to number of treatments and unit dose,depends on the result and/or protection desired. Precise amounts of thecomposition also depend on the judgment of the practitioner and arepeculiar to each individual. Factors affecting dose include physical andclinical state of the subject, route of administration, intended goal oftreatment (alleviation of symptoms versus cure), and potency, stability,and toxicity of the particular composition. Upon formulation, solutionswill be administered in a manner compatible with the dosage formulationand in such amount as is therapeutically or prophylactically effective.The formulations are easily administered in a variety of dosage forms,such as the type of injectable solutions described herein.

In some embodiments, the compositions disclosed herein are administeredto a subject by multiple administration routes, including but notlimited to, parenteral, oral, buccal, rectal, sublingual, or transdermaladministration routes. In some cases, parenteral administrationcomprises intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intracerebral,intranasal, intra-arterial, intra-articular, intradermal, intravitreal,intraosseous infusion, intraperitoneal, or intratechal administration.In some instances, the composition (e.g., pharmaceutical composition) isformulated for local administration. In other instances, the composition(e.g., pharmaceutical composition) is formulated for systemicadministration.

In some embodiments, the compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositionor formulations) include, but are not limited to, aqueous liquiddispersions, self-emulsifying dispersions, solid solutions, liposomaldispersions, aerosols, solid dosage forms, powders, immediate releaseformulations, controlled release formulations, fast melt formulations,tablets, capsules, pills, delayed release formulations, extended releaseformulations, pulsatile release formulations, multiparticulateformulations (e.g., nanoparticle formulations), and mixed immediate andcontrolled release formulations.

In some embodiments, the compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositionor formulations) include a carrier or carrier materials selected on thebasis of compatibility with the composition disclosed herein, and therelease profile properties of the desired dosage form. Exemplary carriermaterials include, e.g., binders, suspending agents, disintegrationagents, filling agents, surfactants, solubilizers, stabilizers,lubricants, wetting agents, diluents, and the like.

In some instances, the compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical composition orformulations) further include pH adjusting agents or buffering agents.In some instances, the compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical composition orformulations) includes one or more salts in an amount required to bringosmolality of the composition into an acceptable range.

In some embodiments, the compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositionor formulations) include, but are not limited to, sugars or salts and/orother agents such as heparin to increase the solubility and in vivostability of polypeptides.

In some instances, the compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical composition orformulations) further include diluent which are used to stabilizecompounds because they can provide a more stable environment. In somecases, the compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical composition orformulations) include disintegration agents or disintegrants tofacilitate the breakup or disintegration of a substance.

As it would be understood by one of skill in the art, any embodiments,instances, aspects, examples, or cases can be combined or substitutedwith any other embodiments, instances, aspects, examples, or cases asdisclosed herein, no matter where the embodiments, instances, aspects,examples or cases are provided in this disclosure.

Tables

As referred to herein, Tables 1 and 5 generally depict transcriptomeanalysis of various genes in T_(REG) cells. As referred to herein,Tables 2 and 4 generally depict transcriptome analysis of various genesin CD4-CTLs. As referred to herein, Table 3 generally depictstranscriptome analysis of various genes in Tfh cells. As referred toherein, Table 6 generally depicts CD4-CTL-related TCR sequences. Asreferred to herein, Table 7 generally depicts T_(REG)-related TCRsequences.

As referred herein, Table 1 depicts as follows:

TABLE 1 Test statistics Fraction of Average expressing cells loggedCluster- Other Fold Adjusted Gene ID Cluster specific cells ChangeP-value P-value CXCL10 2 0.28 0.02 2.08 0 0 LTB 2 0.99 0.63 1.92 0 0S100A4 2 0.93 0.49 1.53 0 0 LGALS3 2 0.88 0.22 1.53 0 0 S100A6 2 0.990.68 1.41 0 0 IFIT3 2 0.70 0.16 1.36 0 0 CORO1A 2 0.97 0.56 1.29 0 0GBP5 2 0.85 0.41 1.27 0 0 IL32 2 1.00 0.87 1.25 0 0 CISH 2 0.81 0.151.23 0 0 GBP1 2 0.91 0.42 1.22 0 0 IL4I1 2 0.76 0.14 1.20 0 0 LY6E 20.94 0.66 1.20 0 0 CYTIP 2 0.94 0.49 1.18 0 0 TYMP 2 0.88 0.37 1.18 0 0GBP4 2 0.80 0.25 1.16 0 0 PTPRCAP 2 0.89 0.37 1.15 0 0 IFI6 2 0.83 0.481.15 0 0 RGS1 2 0.55 0.15 1.14 0 0 TMSB10 2 1.00 0.95 1.13 0 0 STAT1 20.96 0.62 1.13 0 0 MYL12A 2 0.99 0.85 1.13 0 0 SAMHD1 2 0.82 0.17 1.12 00 S100A11 2 0.97 0.68 1.11 0 0 ALOX5AP 2 0.79 0.29 1.07 0 0 FLT3LG 20.85 0.18 1.07 0 0 OSM 2 0.47 0.05 1.06 0 0 ISG15 2 0.87 0.48 1.05 0 0MT2A 2 0.58 0.29 1.05 0 0 LGALS1 2 0.74 0.38 1.05 0 0 TMSB4X 2 1.00 0.961.03 0 0 BST2 2 0.92 0.57 1.03 0 0 IL22 2 0.15 0.02 1.02 0 0 CMTM6 20.90 0.50 1.00 0 0 SAMD9L 2 0.73 0.15 0.99 0 0 VIM 2 0.99 0.82 0.99 0 0OAS1 2 0.64 0.18 0.99 0 0 GIMAP7 2 0.71 0.24 0.99 0 0 RSAD2 2 0.47 0.060.98 0 0 IFI35 2 0.83 0.36 0.96 0 0 RNF213 2 0.86 0.34 0.96 0 0 CTSH 20.62 0.11 0.94 0 0 MX1 2 0.76 0.35 0.91 0 0 PSME1 2 0.99 0.83 0.91 0 0IFITM1 2 0.97 0.78 0.90 0 0 TRADD 2 0.71 0.12 0.86 0 0 IFIT1 2 0.43 0.100.86 0 0 OAS3 2 0.63 0.12 0.86 0 0 PLP2 2 0.88 0.48 0.86 0 0 OSTF1 20.80 0.26 0.85 0 0 ISG20 2 0.89 0.64 0.85 0 0 FAS 2 0.71 0.17 0.85 0 0ARHGDIB 2 0.94 0.52 0.84 0 0 PSMB9 2 0.98 0.73 0.84 0 0 ANXA2 2 0.920.55 0.84 0 0 PIM2 2 0.64 0.32 0.84 0 0 IRF1 2 0.93 0.60 0.83 0 0TNFSF13B 2 0.43 0.06 0.83 0 0 KLF6 2 0.99 0.76 0.83 0 0 DPP4 2 0.63 0.080.83 0 0 CASP1 2 0.67 0.15 0.82 0 0 PSMB10 2 0.94 0.60 0.82 0 0 CLDND1 20.82 0.51 0.82 0 0 SOCS1 2 0.66 0.27 0.81 0 0 XAF1 2 0.77 0.27 0.81 0 0DUSP1 2 0.61 0.30 0.80 0 0 HSPA1A 2 0.59 0.26 0.78 0 0 SAT1 2 0.87 0.640.77 0 0 GIMAP4 2 0.59 0.19 0.76 0 0 OPTN 2 0.75 0.24 0.76 0 0 IFI44L 20.74 0.30 0.75 0 0 PIM1 2 0.78 0.33 0.74 0 0 GPSM3 2 0.88 0.42 0.73 0 0ARHGAP15 2 0.76 0.31 0.72 0 0 HAPLN3 2 0.64 0.20 0.72 0 0 PSME2 2 0.990.90 0.72 0 0 IRF7 2 0.71 0.31 0.72 0 0 CARD16 2 0.67 0.16 0.72 0 0GSDMD 2 0.67 0.19 0.72 0 0 TPM4 2 0.78 0.35 0.71 0 0 MVP 2 0.78 0.350.71 0 0 TUBA1A 2 0.60 0.17 0.70 0 0 EMP3 2 1.00 0.89 0.70 0 0 CDKN1A 20.52 0.20 0.69 0 0 SQSTM1 2 0.82 0.50 0.69 0 0 CD47 2 0.86 0.45 0.69 0 0ANKRD12 2 0.89 0.52 0.68 0 0 ARPC1B 2 0.97 0.71 0.68 0 0 DDX58 2 0.490.10 0.68 0 0 CAST 2 0.79 0.35 0.67 0 0 TUBB 2 0.95 0.76 0.67 0 0 PPM1K2 0.55 0.16 0.67 0 0 CAPN2 2 0.67 0.24 0.67 0 0 PARP9 2 0.71 0.24 0.67 00 GSTK1 2 0.88 0.55 0.67 0 0 MAL 2 0.50 0.11 0.66 0 0 FOXP3 2 0.18 0.030.65 0 0 OASL 2 0.49 0.18 0.65 0 0 LIMDZ 2 0.88 0.54 0.65 0 0 CCR6 20.48 0.07 0.65 0 0 IFIT2 2 0.31 0.05 0.64 0 0 CXCR4 2 0.51 0.16 0.64 0 0IFI44 2 0.57 0.16 0.64 0 0 UBE2L6 2 0.90 0.59 0.63 0 0 EIF2AK2 2 0.690.33 0.63 0 0 SAMD9 2 0.59 0.19 0.62 0 0 IL10RA 2 0.56 0.11 0.62 0 0ETV7 2 0.47 0.07 0.62 0 0 VAMP8 2 0.80 0.40 0.62 0 0 ACAT2 2 0.58 0.180.62 0 0 GIMAP5 2 0.70 0.38 0.62 0 0 PLSCR1 2 0.58 0.26 0.61 0 0 IFITM22 0.90 0.70 0.61 0 0 TAPBP 2 0.92 0.65 0.61 0 0 ARL6IP5 2 0.92 0.60 0.610 0 MYL6 2 1.00 0.94 0.61 0 0 PSMB8 2 0.96 0.78 0.61 0 0 SOS1 2 0.450.06 0.60 0 0 APOL2 2 0.54 0.13 0.60 0 0 APOL3 2 0.49 0.07 0.60 0 0ANXA1 2 0.89 0.58 0.60 0 0 APOL6 2 0.73 0.33 0.59 0 0 DRAP1 2 0.89 0.620.59 0 0 SQRDL 2 0.65 0.21 0.58 0 0 CMPK2 2 0.41 0.06 0.58 0 0 ILK 20.64 0.22 0.58 0 0 IFITM3 2 0.25 0.11 0.58 0 0 MX2 2 0.50 0.17 0.57 0 0AHNAK 2 0.63 0.25 0.57 0 0 LCP2 2 0.78 0.45 0.57 0 0 HSPB1 2 0.71 0.380.57 0 0 GLRX 2 0.46 0.08 0.57 0 0 CD74 2 0.97 0.74 0.57 0 0 TNFSF10 20.79 0.58 0.57 0 0 TNFRSF14 2 0.67 0.25 0.56 0 0 CAPG 2 0.41 0.07 0.56 00 ACAP1 2 0.56 0.15 0.56 0 0 HERC5 2 0.39 0.09 0.56 0 0 CDK2AP2 2 0.740.43 0.56 0 0 TAP1 2 0.97 0.77 0.55 0 0 EPSTI1 2 0.72 0.37 0.55 0 0 TXN2 0.96 0.84 0.55 0 0 RTN4 2 0.67 0.35 0.55 0 0 LAPTM5 2 0.87 0.51 0.55 00 C10orf128 2 0.44 0.10 0.55 0 0 RAC2 2 0.97 0.79 0.55 0 0 SP100 2 0.840.57 0.55 0 0 PFN1 2 1.00 0.98 0.54 0 0 STK17B 2 0.82 0.52 0.54 0 0LGALS9 2 0.39 0.08 0.54 0 0 RARRES3 2 0.56 0.23 0.54 0 0 KLRB1 2 0.580.24 0.54 0 0 FLNA 2 0.74 0.41 0.54 0 0 ZFP36 2 0.49 0.22 0.54 0 0 DTX3L2 0.58 0.19 0.54 0 0 ACTB 2 1.00 0.99 0.53 0 0 SNX10 2 0.50 0.12 0.53 00 CLEC2B 2 0.53 0.20 0.53 0 0 EML4 2 0.74 0.39 0.53 0 0 CYB5A 2 0.510.13 0.53 0 0 TBCB 2 0.75 0.42 0.52 0 0 ERAP2 2 0.45 0.11 0.52 0 0 ACTG12 0.99 0.96 0.52 0 0 IFIH1 2 0.48 0.12 0.51 0 0 GNB2 2 0.73 0.43 0.51 00 SELPLG 2 0.44 0.09 0.51 0 0 CFL1 2 1.00 0.96 0.51 0 0 ITM2B 2 0.970.79 0.51 0 0 AHR 2 0.63 0.29 0.51 0 0 HERC6 2 0.42 0.08 0.50 0 0SERPINB1 2 0.59 0.22 0.50 0 0 OAS2 2 0.57 0.23 0.50 0 0 NFKB2 2 0.710.42 0.50 0 0 DYNLT1 2 0.64 0.33 0.50 0 0 PARP14 2 0.64 0.30 0.50 0 0IL2RA 2 0.73 0.48 0.50 0 0 PDE4B 2 0.52 0.18 0.49 0 0 PAG1 2 0.56 0.200.49 0 0 PARP12 2 0.48 0.12 0.49 0 0 UNC119 2 0.44 0.10 0.49 0 0 IL15RA2 0.52 0.19 0.49 0 0 DBI 2 0.88 0.68 0.49 0 0 CASP4 2 0.60 0.26 0.49 0 0CALM1 2 0.99 0.92 0.49 0 0 TANK 2 0.72 0.39 0.49 0 0 LMO4 2 0.46 0.110.49 0 0 XRN1 2 0.59 0.27 0.49 0 0 MGST3 2 0.61 0.23 0.48 0 0 KIAA1551 20.62 0.32 0.48 0 0 BHLHE40 2 0.77 0.46 0.48 0 0 DDX60 2 0.48 0.13 0.48 00 LPXN 2 0.72 0.43 0.48 0 0 CNN2 2 0.46 0.16 0.48 0 0 CD63 2 0.74 0.470.48 0 0 TIFA 2 0.47 0.18 0.48 0 0 FAM6SB 2 0.41 0.08 0.47 0 0 ARID5A 20.56 0.26 0.47 0 0 ICAM1 2 0.42 0.12 0.47 0 0 IL2RB 2 0.63 0.32 0.47 0 0GABARAP 2 0.94 0.71 0.47 0 0 SNX6 2 0.75 0.47 0.47 0 0 CCSER2 2 0.490.14 0.47 0 0 TSPO 2 0.73 0.45 0.46 0 0 IRF2 2 0.50 0.15 0.46 0 0 BIN2 20.49 0.16 0.46 0 0 NFKBIA 2 0.96 0.86 0.46 0 0 EBP 2 0.50 0.16 0.46 0 0IFIT5 2 0.51 0.19 0.46 0 0 JAK1 2 0.85 0.56 0.46 0 0 PARP10 2 0.40 0.070.46 0 0 SH3BP5 2 0.46 0.13 0.46 0 0 RSU1 2 0.51 0.16 0.46 0 0 ACTR3 20.96 0.83 0.46 0 0 HUWE1 2 0.61 0.34 0.46 0 0 ARL4C 2 0.51 0.20 0.46 0 0PRMT2 2 0.54 0.18 0.46 0 0 NDUFV2 2 0.96 0.82 0.46 0 0 JUNB 2 0.83 0.650.46 0 0 DDIT4 2 0.50 0.28 0.45 0 0 WIPF1 2 0.72 0.41 0.45 0 0 CALCOCO22 0.66 0.33 0.45 0 0 UPP1 2 0.47 0.14 0.45 0 0 SP110 2 0.57 0.26 0.45 00 CSTB 2 0.88 0.66 0.45 0 0 PDE4D 2 0.48 0.16 0.45 0 0 SLFN5 2 0.43 0.110.45 0 0 DHRS7 2 0.66 0.31 0.45 0 0 KDSR 2 0.64 0.38 0.45 0 0 NECAP2 20.61 0.29 0.44 0 0 KCNA3 2 0.42 0.09 0.44 0 0 PHF11 2 0.74 0.48 0.44 0 0ARHGDIA 2 0.93 0.77 0.44 0 0 SOCS2 2 0.37 0.08 0.44 0 0 USP18 2 0.360.10 0.44 0 0 CTSS 2 0.53 0.21 0.44 0 0 NUB1 2 0.51 0.22 0.43 0 0 SMCHD12 0.74 0.48 0.43 0 0 C19orf66 2 0.75 0.49 0.43 0 0 CDC42SE2 2 0.73 0.440.43 0 0 TAGLN2 2 0.91 0.76 0.43 0 0 DDX60L 2 0.41 0.12 0.43 0 0ARHGAP30 2 0.53 0.21 0.43 0 0 STAT2 2 0.43 0.13 0.42 0 0 LCP1 2 0.940.75 0.42 0 0 CD53 2 0.94 0.77 0.42 0 0 MYO1G 2 0.43 0.12 0.42 0 0 NAPA2 0.75 0.50 0.42 0 0 KIFZA 2 0.67 0.40 0.42 0 0 PML 2 0.45 0.17 0.42 0 0GLTSCR2 2 0.89 0.74 0.42 0 0 MAGED2 2 0.50 0.19 0.41 0 0 RABAC1 2 0.860.62 0.41 0 0 ITGB7 2 0.44 0.15 0.41 0 0 CYBA 2 0.87 0.73 0.41 0 0 CYTH12 0.47 0.16 0.41 0 0 TREX1 2 0.42 0.15 0.41 0 0 ARL6IP6 2 0.46 0.15 0.410 0 RBMS1 2 0.51 0.20 0.40 0 0 CCND3 2 0.75 0.49 0.40 0 0 NMI 2 0.610.35 0.40 0 0 BIN1 2 0.41 0.10 0.40 0 0 AES 2 0.64 0.33 0.40 0 0 NMRK1 20.41 0.11 0.40 0 0 EVL 2 0.71 0.38 0.40 0 0 ETS1 2 0.43 0.13 0.40 0 0RAB11FIP1 2 0.56 0.27 0.40 0 0 ODF2L 2 0.39 0.09 0.40 0 0 AC017002.1 20.37 0.21 0.40 0 0 ZC3HAV1 2 0.56 0.27 0.40 0 0 ICAM3 2 0.63 0.34 0.40 00 PPP1CA 2 0.89 0.69 0.40 0 0 ARPC5 2 0.83 0.59 0.40 0 0 LAP3 2 0.670.50 0.39 0 0 RPS27L 2 0.67 0.50 0.39 0 0 GIMAP1 2 0.40 0.13 0.39 0 0S100A10 2 0.97 0.79 0.39 0 0 YWHAH 2 0.49 0.23 0.39 0 0 MAT2B 2 0.670.41 0.39 0 0 VAMP5 2 0.40 0.14 0.39 0 0 SOCS3 2 0.32 0.09 0.39 0 0TRAT1 2 0.59 0.28 0.39 0 0 ITGA4 2 0.52 0.30 0.39 0 0 MYL12B 2 0.99 0.930.39 0 0 NAGK 2 0.47 0.18 0.38 0 0 SHISA5 2 0.64 0.39 0.38 0 0 TMEM123 20.81 0.60 0.38 0 0 FDPS 2 0.66 0.45 0.38 0 0 AQP3 2 0.35 0.13 0.38 0 0HLA-C 2 1.00 1.00 0.38 0 0 HSP90AA1 2 1.00 0.96 0.38 0 0 LSP1 2 0.660.35 0.38 0 0 MYD88 2 0.48 0.21 0.38 0 0 UGP2 2 0.48 0.20 0.38 0 0 ADAM82 0.36 0.09 0.38 0 0 TRIM21 2 0.48 0.20 0.38 0 0 TALDO1 2 0.77 0.54 0.380 0 FTH1 2 1.00 0.96 0.38 0 0 PIGER2 2 0.45 0.20 0.38 0 0 NUCB1 2 0.540.25 0.38 0 0 TMEM50A 2 0.91 0.74 0.38 0 0 PPDPF 2 0.92 0.77 0.37 0 0RPS6KAS 2 0.36 0.08 0.37 0 0 MYH9 2 0.77 0.56 0.37 0 0 CLIP1 2 0.42 0.160.37 0 0 RPL10 2 1.00 1.00 0.37 0 0 CLIC1 2 0.98 0.93 0.37 0 0 LDLR 20.41 0.14 0.37 0 0 SGK1 2 0.46 0.22 0.37 0 0 GNA15 2 0.48 0.20 0.37 0 0SPOCK2 2 0.67 0.34 0.37 0 0 KIAA0040 2 0.34 0.07 0.37 0 0 TPM3 2 0.980.89 0.37 0 0 FAM177A1 2 0.56 0.29 0.37 0 0 GRAP2 2 0.41 0.14 0.37 0 0ADAR 2 0.76 0.56 0.37 0 0 ACAP2 2 0.50 0.21 0.37 0 0 RALB 2 0.34 0.060.36 0 0 HELZ2 2 0.35 0.09 0.36 0 0 TBC1D10C 2 0.37 0.10 0.36 0 0C5orf56 2 0.40 0.12 0.36 0 0 TRPV2 2 0.35 0.07 0.36 0 0 PRDX5 2 0.790.57 0.36 0 0 TXNIP 2 0.32 0.10 0.36 0 0 ANXA2R 2 0.31 0.06 0.36 0 0TRAFD1 2 0.43 0.17 0.36 0 0 SYNE2 2 0.80 0.56 0.36 0 0 MB21D1 2 0.440.19 0.36 0 0 COX17 2 0.72 0.50 0.35 0 0 ZNF267 2 0.56 0.28 0.35 0 0RPL41 2 0.99 0.97 0.35 0 0 TRAPPC1 2 0.73 0.49 0.35 0 0 PPP1R15A 2 0.740.59 0.35 0 0 TMEM219 2 0.48 0.20 0.35 0 0 CCR2 2 0.21 0.01 0.35 0 0TUBB4B 2 0.81 0.67 0.35 0 0 RNASEK 2 0.89 0.72 0.35 0 0 ANXA6 2 0.710.44 0.34 0 0 CSF1 2 0.29 0.08 0.34 0 0 TMEM50B 2 0.40 0.13 0.34 0 0GUK1 2 0.93 0.78 0.34 0 0 TUBA1B 2 0.92 0.83 0.34 0 0 MGAT4A 2 0.42 0.140.34 0 0 HMHA1 2 0.33 0.07 0.34 0 0 LIF 2 0.24 0.08 0.34 0 0 RP11- 20.26 0.09 0.34 0 0 124N14.3 TMEM230 2 0.59 0.33 0.34 0 0 CYLD 2 0.650.38 0.34 0 0 PHTF2 2 0.40 0.14 0.34 0 0 MAP4 2 0.53 0.28 0.33 0 0 SEPW12 0.82 0.62 0.33 0 0 FDFT1 2 0.78 0.61 0.33 0 0 PMVK 2 0.53 0.30 0.33 00 ANXA11 2 0.71 0.46 0.33 0 0 IDH2 2 0.35 0.11 0.33 0 0 P2RY8 2 0.280.04 0.33 0 0 CYB5R3 2 0.51 0.25 0.33 0 0 SATB1 2 0.50 0.28 0.33 0 0GLIPRZ 2 0.39 0.14 0.33 0 0 C9orf142 2 0.69 0.47 0.33 0 0 LYSMD2 2 0.570.33 0.33 0 0 LAMP3 2 0.32 0.11 0.32 0 0 GNAI2 2 0.39 0.14 0.32 0 0RPL28 2 1.00 0.99 0.32 0 0 DCTN2 2 0.55 0.30 0.32 0 0 VPS28 2 0.74 0.530.32 0 0 CAPN1 2 0.38 0.13 0.32 0 0 IKBKE 2 0.29 0.06 0.32 0 0 DCK 20.37 0.13 0.32 0 0 FYB 2 0.59 0.37 0.32 0 0 CD37 2 0.82 0.61 0.32 0 0RPS12 2 1.00 1.00 0.32 0 0 HLA-F 2 0.87 0.67 0.32 0 0 FBXW5 2 0.44 0.190.32 0 0 RGS19 2 0.45 0.24 0.32 0 0 FURIN 2 0.37 0.18 0.32 0 0 EMB 20.46 0.21 0.32 0 0 PRKX 2 0.35 0.15 0.31 0 0 CHST12 2 0.34 0.13 0.31 0 0FXYD5 2 0.97 0.89 0.31 0 0 SELK 2 0.84 0.66 0.31 0 0 MB21D2 2 0.28 0.040.31 0 0 WAS 2 0.49 0.24 0.31 0 0 RCSD1 2 0.44 0.20 0.31 0 0 VPS29 20.62 0.40 0.31 0 0 S1PR1 2 0.33 0.13 0.31 0 0 CRYZ 2 0.31 0.08 0.31 0 0SLC4A10 2 0.20 0.02 0.31 0 0 LGALS3BP 2 0.28 0.12 0.31 0 0 RORA 2 0.630.33 0.31 0 0 ATP5H 2 0.77 0.57 0.31 0 0 CD247 2 0.76 0.51 0.31 0 0 CAP12 0.88 0.73 0.31 0 0 PGLS 2 0.57 0.34 0.31 0 0 PARP8 2 0.39 0.15 0.31 00 ETHE1 2 0.40 0.17 0.31 0 0 C19orf60 2 0.59 0.36 0.30 0 0 ACAA2 2 0.450.20 0.30 0 0 EHD4 2 0.57 0.35 0.30 0 0 OST4 2 0.93 0.81 0.30 0 0 COMMD62 0.84 0.66 0.30 0 0 CPNE3 2 0.40 0.17 0.30 0 0 C4orf3 2 0.83 0.64 0.300 0 DCTN3 2 0.46 0.21 0.30 0 0 MSC 2 0.23 0.07 0.30 0 0 TMEM59 2 0.770.56 0.30 0 0 RGS14 2 0.26 0.05 0.30 0 0 RPL13 2 1.00 1.00 0.30 0 0FKBP2 2 0.80 0.64 0.29 0 0 RCAN3 2 0.33 0.11 0.29 0 0 RBX1 2 0.84 0.690.29 0 0 ELOVL1 2 0.54 0.31 0.29 0 0 C6orf1 2 0.32 0.09 0.29 0 0 DYNLRB12 0.73 0.53 0.29 0 0 RASAL3 2 0.54 0.30 0.29 0 0 VPS13C 2 0.44 0.21 0.290 0 PRDM1 2 0.41 0.17 0.29 0 0 APOL1 2 0.27 0.05 0.29 0 0 YWHAZ 2 0.990.94 0.29 0 0 IQGAP1 2 0.59 0.34 0.29 0 0 PSIP1 2 0.44 0.21 0.29 0 0HLA-B 2 1.00 1.00 0.29 0 0 FLOT1 2 0.45 0.27 0.29 0 0 GMFG 2 0.83 0.620.29 0 0 C14orf1 2 0.56 0.35 0.29 0 0 IKZF1 2 0.64 0.39 0.29 0 0 COMMD72 0.37 0.14 0.29 0 0 IFI16 2 0.69 0.51 0.29 0 0 TMEM173 2 0.35 0.16 0.290 0 LMF2 2 0.39 0.15 0.29 0 0 GNG2 2 0.77 0.53 0.29 0 0 RAB11A 2 0.700.55 0.29 0 0 LST1 2 0.22 0.03 0.28 0 0 NFKBIZ 2 0.46 0.23 0.28 0 0RPS4X 2 1.00 0.99 0.28 0 0 TNIP1 2 0.71 0.48 0.28 0 0 ECH1 2 0.51 0.280.28 0 0 SMAP 2 0.55 0.33 0.28 0 0 SUMO3 2 0.57 0.36 0.28 0 0 DOCK8 20.51 0.28 0.28 0 0 SPINT2 2 0.24 0.07 0.28 0 0 SLC25A24 2 0.26 0.05 0.280 0 RAB1B 2 0.72 0.53 0.28 0 0 LRP10 2 0.49 0.25 0.28 0 0 GLO1 2 0.500.29 0.28 0 0 STK17A 2 0.49 0.28 0.28 0 0 SPG20 2 0.33 0.11 0.28 0 0CAMK4 2 0.48 0.24 0.27 0 0 B2M 2 1.00 1.00 0.27 0 0 RAB7L1 2 0.37 0.160.27 0 0 NME3 2 0.38 0.20 0.27 0 0 GPR65 2 0.44 0.23 0.27 0 0 CRELD2 20.46 0.25 0.27 0 0 MANF 2 0.76 0.60 0.27 0 0 GPR137 2 0.34 0.13 0.27 0 0ARL2BP 2 0.42 0.21 0.27 0 0 MITD1 2 0.43 0.23 0.27 0 0 ANXA5 2 0.62 0.350.27 0 0 C19orf70 2 0.75 0.58 0.27 0 0 GDI1 2 0.55 0.36 0.27 0 0 ITSN2 20.51 0.29 0.27 0 0 ATOX1 2 0.58 0.41 0.27 0 0 BCL3 2 0.23 0.04 0.27 0 0PNRC1 2 0.66 0.44 0.27 0 0 HBEGF 2 0.14 0.03 0.27 0 0 MAPKAPK3 2 0.480.31 0.27 0 0 RTP4 2 0.24 0.05 0.26 0 0 CHMP4A 2 0.52 0.33 0.26 0 0STK10 2 0.33 0.12 0.26 0 0 BLVRA 2 0.39 0.19 0.26 0 0 PSENEN 2 0.54 0.330.26 0 0 HMGN3 2 0.39 0.18 0.26 0 0 PYCARD 2 0.24 0.06 0.26 0 0 KMT2A 20.35 0.16 0.26 0 0 GCH1 2 0.31 0.12 0.26 0 0 REEP5 2 0.76 0.57 0.26 0 0HINT1 2 0.99 0.96 0.26 0 0 CIGALT1 2 0.52 0.32 0.26 0 0 RASA2 2 0.330.13 0.26 0 0 FAM46C 2 0.28 0.08 0.26 0 0 SNX3 2 0.60 0.42 0.26 0 0TMEM256- 2 0.35 0.16 0.26 0 0 PLSCR3 STOM 2 0.42 0.21 0.26 0 0 JAK3 20.42 0.22 0.26 0 0 SPATS2L 2 0.24 0.05 0.26 0 0 NDUFB7 2 0.71 0.55 0.250 0 LAMTOR4 2 0.68 0.50 0.25 0 0 LNPEP 2 0.37 0.15 0.25 0 0 UQCRB 2 0.890.76 0.25 0 0 SLC39A8 2 0.32 0.13 0.25 0 0 C1orf86 2 0.40 0.21 0.25 0 0FBXO6 2 0.27 0.09 0.25 0 0 PHF1 2 0.42 0.20 0.25 0 0 SEPT1 2 0.66 0.470.26 4.41813263137076e−319 6.12220638729047e−315 GSTP1 2 0.85 0.73 0.273.67359914106818e−314 5.09050632977817e−310 CKLF 2 0.55 0.40 0.30 8.6472877116679e−311 1.20E−306 GPX1 2 0.60 0.40 0.29 8.37E−2981.16E−293 CTSC 2 0.68 0.50 0.30 3.58E−294 4.97E−290 SOD2 2 0.52 0.360.26 2.16E−257 2.99E−253 CCR7 2 0.34 0.20 0.34 2.13E−222 2.95E−218 FOS 20.43 0.41 0.35 3.30E−192 4.58E−188 JUN 2 0.49 0.38 0.37 8.10E−1911.12E−186 GZMA 2 0.15 0.08 0.28 2.03E−142 2.82E−138 FTL 2 0.99 0.96 0.251.07E−123 1.48E−119

As referred to herein, Table 2 depicts as follows:

TABLE 2 Test statistics Fraction of Average expressing cells loggedCluster- Other fold Adjusted Gene ID Cluster specific cells ChangeP-value P-value CCL4 4 0.97 0.30 2.99 0 0 XCL1 4 0.81 0.13 2.99 0 0 XCL24 0.78 0.10 2.95 0 0 GZMB 4 0.96 0.19 2.44 0 0 CCL3 4 0.77 0.11 2.43 0 0PRF1 4 0.94 0.20 1.99 0 0 CCL4L2 4 0.57 0.04 1.84 0 0 CCL5 4 0.93 0.231.71 0 0 PLEK 4 0.86 0.12 1.68 0 0 NKG7 4 0.89 0.18 1.61 0 0 CCL4L1 40.47 0.06 1.60 0 0 GZMH 4 0.69 0.06 1.54 0 0 GNLY 4 0.64 0.10 1.51 0 0CRTAM 4 0.40 0.05 1.46 0 0 SLAMF7 4 0.67 0.08 1.14 0 0 HOPX 4 0.78 0.201.14 0 0 CD72 4 0.53 0.08 1.03 0 0 CST7 4 0.91 0.52 0.92 0 0 FASLG 40.80 0.41 0.91 0 0 EGR2 4 0.76 0.40 0.86 0 0 ZEB2 4 0.70 0.30 0.83 0 0PCID2 4 0.55 0.41 0.75 0 0 IQCG 4 0.29 0.07 0.75 0 0 PPP1R2 4 0.92 0.770.73 0 0 ZFP36L1 4 0.93 0.83 0.69 0 0 TNFRSF9 4 0.83 0.53 0.69 0 0 BTG14 0.99 0.95 0.67 0 0 TRIM22 4 0.86 0.66 0.66 0 0 CD160 4 0.20 0.02 0.660 0 LITAF 4 0.70 0.47 0.65 0 0 APOBEC3G 4 0.83 0.58 0.65 0 0 TAGAP 40.92 0.76 0.62 0 0 CFLAR 4 0.89 0.79 0.59 0 0 GPR18 4 0.40 0.13 0.59 0 0TGIF1 4 0.69 0.52 0.59 0 0 CBLB 4 0.79 0.59 0.58 0 0 EVI2A 4 0.72 0.530.58 0 0 TMBIM1 4 0.63 0.47 0.53 0 0 IL18RAP 4 0.39 0.15 0.53 0 0 LTBP44 0.73 0.55 0.53 0 0 TNFSF9 4 0.48 0.19 0.53 0 0 CX3CR1 4 0.25 0.03 0.520 0 APOBEC3C 4 0.55 0.37 0.51 0 0 CD84 4 0.50 0.29 0.51 0 0 CD97 4 0.740.59 0.50 0 0 LYST 4 0.61 0.46 0.50 0 0 CD58 4 0.67 0.51 0.50 0 0 NUCB24 0.38 0.27 0.50 0 0 TNFAIP8 4 0.90 0.83 0.49 0 0 PAM 4 0.69 0.50 0.48 00 VCL 4 0.32 0.11 0.47 0 0 THEMIS 4 0.34 0.18 0.47 0 0 CCDC107 4 0.530.38 0.46 0 0 SRGN 4 1.00 0.99 0.45 0 0 HMGB1 4 0.89 0.86 0.45 0 0DUSP18 4 0.39 0.23 0.45 0 0 RHOG 4 0.94 0.86 0.45 0 0 SLAMF6 4 0.48 0.310.44 0 0 STAT5A 4 0.58 0.47 0.44 0 0 CD6 4 0.74 0.62 0.43 0 0 DNAJB9 40.47 0.32 0.43 0 0 ARL6IP1 4 0.77 0.74 0.42 0 0 CCL3L1 4 0.11 0.01 0.420 0 UCP2 4 0.62 0.49 0.42 0 0 UBB 4 0.96 0.93 0.41 0 0 PRKCH 4 0.82 0.700.41 0 0 XIRP1 4 0.19 0.08 0.41 0 0 PDHA1 4 0.60 0.51 0.41 0 0 CD82 40.98 0.91 0.40 0 0 BCL2A1 4 0.86 0.68 0.40 0 0 TUBA1B 4 0.90 0.84 0.40 00 PGAM1 4 1.00 0.97 0.39 0 0 PRSS23 4 0.17 0.04 0.39 0 0 SSR2 4 0.840.84 0.39 0 0 RINS 4 0.26 0.09 0.39 0 0 CHMP4B 4 0.62 0.51 0.39 0 0YWHAQ 4 0.88 0.85 0.38 0 0 SEC61B 4 0.97 0.94 0.38 0 0 H3F3B 4 1.00 0.990.38 0 0 MIR4435-1HG 4 0.64 0.42 0.38 0 0 ARF4 4 0.82 0.78 0.38 0 0RP11- 4 0.49 0.41 0.38 0 0 773D16.1 GLUD1 4 0.71 0.62 0.38 0 0 PPM1B 40.36 0.23 0.36 0 0 HLA-DPB1 4 0.34 0.16 0.36 0 0 ETS2 4 0.32 0.22 0.36 00 HECTD2 4 0.32 0.18 0.36 0 0 TPS12 4 0.40 0.30 0.36 0 0 PIGT 4 0.510.42 0.35 0 0 IL12RB2 4 0.27 0.16 0.35 0 0 RAP1B 4 0.85 0.80 0.35 0 0SSR3 4 0.68 0.65 0.35 0 0 SEC61A1 4 0.61 0.55 0.35 0 0 BCL2L1 4 0.690.62 0.35 0 0 MAST3 4 0.23 0.10 0.35 0 0 OSTC 4 0.83 0.81 0.34 0 0BCL2L11 4 0.31 0.21 0.34 0 0 SERP1 4 0.89 0.89 0.34 0 0 ATP1B3 4 0.820.76 0.34 0 0 MIR155HG 4 0.99 0.94 0.34 0 0 PKM 4 1.00 0.98 0.33 0 0PTTG1 4 0.35 0.26 0.33 0 0 SPCS2 4 0.85 0.84 0.33 0 0 KDELR2 4 0.73 0.710.33 0 0 UBE2B 4 0.68 0.64 0.32 0 0 ATP1B1 4 0.19 0.07 0.32 0 0 AGO2 40.47 0.37 0.32 0 0 TROVE2 4 0.44 0.38 0.32 0 0 RHOB 4 0.24 0.12 0.31 0 0LRRFIP2 4 0.36 0.29 0.31 0 0 GORASP2 4 0.56 0.53 0.31 0 0 C10orf54 40.91 0.75 0.31 0 0 SEC61G 4 0.84 0.84 0.31 0 0 GSTO1 4 0.53 0.51 0.29 00 IFNG 4 0.95 0.62 0.29 0 0 CCND3 4 0.59 0.51 0.28 0 0 TMEM167A 4 0.570.56 0.28 0 0 C19orf10 4 0.80 0.80 0.28 0 0 MAP2K3 4 0.87 0.75 0.27 0 0INPP1 4 0.20 0.11 0.27 0 0 RAB27A 4 0.68 0.58 0.27 0 0 RGCC 4 0.90 0.740.27 0 0 ARF1 4 0.92 0.92 0.27 0 0 HMGN2 4 0.72 0.74 0.26 0 0 TMED2 40.77 0.79 0.25 0 0 ZNF706 4 0.80 0.78 0.25 0 0 CREB3L2 4 0.19 0.10 0.250 0 SLAMF1 4 0.87 0.76 0.40 1.88733076711356e−321 2.61527424398926e−317PPP1R18 4 0.63 0.57 0.34 3.08626504790714e−318 4.27663747688492e−314EXOC2 4 0.36 0.27 0.35 2.40955222598001e−317  3.3389165195405e−313HLA-DPA1 4 0.35 0.22 0.26 3.41094275739994e−317  4.7265433789291e−313HLA-B 4 1.00 1.00 0.31 1.45823270332801e−315 2.02067305700162e−311 HCST4 0.77 0.71 0.40 2.13866733213076e−312 2.96E−308 PAIP2 4 0.61 0.59 0.274.82158305607204e−310 6.68E−306 TESK1 4 0.21 0.08 0.27 1.29E−3051.78E−301 CINNA1 4 0.44 0.32 0.38 2.14E−305 2.96E−301 CLCF1 4 0.17 0.080.25 3.74E−302 5.18E−298 STARD4 4 0.43 0.34 0.31 6.32E−302 8.76E−298HLA-E 4 1.00 1.00 0.27 1.79E−301 2.48E−297 QPCT 4 0.20 0.09 0.303.38E−301 4.68E−297 CTSC 4 0.60 0.52 0.33 5.06E−299 7.01E−295 TMED10 40.76 0.75 0.31 3.14E−297 4.35E−293 BIRC3 4 0.80 0.69 0.59 1.52E−2952.11E−291 SSR1 4 0.57 0.56 0.25 5.61E−293 7.78E−289 GPR137B 4 0.24 0.150.29 1.87E−289 2.60E−285 IGF2R 4 0.31 0.18 0.33 2.16E−285 2.99E−281ARMCX3 4 0.39 0.32 0.31 9.66E−280 1.34E−275 PRR13 4 0.67 0.67 0.271.66E−274 2.30E−270 ATP2B4 4 0.33 0.21 0.34 3.27E−273 4.53E−269 SERPINE24 0.26 0.18 0.34 1.56E−272 2.17E−268 ANKRD28 4 0.34 0.18 0.37 1.84E−2692.55E−265 TUBA1C 4 0.78 0.78 0.25 5.71E−268 7.91E−264 NR3C1 4 0.63 0.540.40 9.96E−267 1.38E−262 ZYX 4 0.58 0.52 0.32 2.41E−264 3.34E−260 VASP 40.72 0.70 0.27 6.99E−260 9.68E−256 TNFRSF1B 4 0.76 0.72 0.28 1.69E−2522.34E−248 SDCBP 4 0.70 0.65 0.40 6.48E−246 8.98E−242 MDFIC 4 0.51 0.430.32 1.69E−243 2.35E−239 CHSY1 4 0.24 0.14 0.27 3.49E−242 4.84E−238TNFRSF1A 4 0.31 0.20 0.31 2.44E−239 3.38E−235 GLUL 4 0.33 0.22 0.315.30E−239 7.35E−235 TIGIT 4 0.34 0.26 0.35 1.23E−237 1.70E−233 HBP1 40.30 0.19 0.33 1.67E−232 2.31E−228 IQGAP2 4 0.32 0.24 0.28 1.68E−2322.32E−228 KIF21A 4 0.33 0.26 0.29 1.36E−231 1.89E−227 MAP3K8 4 0.47 0.350.33 3.45E−227 4.78E−223 DYNLT3 4 0.50 0.41 0.37 1.93E−225 2.67E−221NFATC3 4 0.29 0.22 0.26 1.60E−224 2.21E−220 STX5 4 0.35 0.30 0.251.96E−221 2.71E−217 TNFAIP3 4 0.74 0.66 0.40 5.43E−220 7.53E−216CDC42EP3 4 0.59 0.45 0.42 6.46E−219 8.96E−215 SLC29A1 4 0.36 0.36 0.271.12E−213 1.56E−209 NR4A2 4 0.58 0.43 0.38 1.83E−213 2.54E−209 MAP1LC3A4 0.34 0.24 0.32 9.57E−213 1.33E−208 TMC6 4 0.35 0.26 0.32 2.14E−2122.96E−208 CREB3 4 0.36 0.31 0.26 5.57E−209 7.72E−205 JARID2 4 0.49 0.410.33 3.89E−205 5.38E−201 EIF1B 4 0.69 0.69 0.25 6.51E−204 9.02E−200 CD834 0.50 0.41 0.51 7.44E−203 1.03E−198 TNFSF10 4 0.73 0.59 0.28 4.11E−2025.70E−198 N4BP2L1 4 0.25 0.17 0.27 9.24E−199 1.28E−194 HERPUD2 4 0.240.18 0.26 6.84E−196 9.48E−192 HOXB2 4 0.26 0.17 0.26 1.22E−193 1.69E−189GNAS 4 0.55 0.54 0.26 3.34E−192 4.63E−188 EPS15 4 0.34 0.28 0.258.72E−191 1.21E−186 TLN1 4 0.42 0.36 0.28 1.15E−181 1.60E−177 PIM1 40.48 0.38 0.31 2.52E−181 3.49E−177 FYN 4 0.74 0.66 0.31 3.41E−1804.73E−176 PRNP 4 0.82 0.74 0.46 4.41E−180 6.11E−176 RLF 4 0.41 0.32 0.305.49E−179 7.61E−175 BATF3 4 0.17 0.12 0.26 1.05E−174 1.45E−170 LBH 40.57 0.53 0.28 1.24E−164 1.72E−160 SLA 4 0.69 0.60 0.35 1.73E−1602.40E−156 SLC4A7 4 0.34 0.24 0.30 7.47E−160 1.04E−155 TRAF1 4 0.72 0.660.32 5.74E−153 7.95E−149 N4BP2L2 4 0.59 0.60 0.25 2.93E−151 4.06E−147RASSF5 4 0.70 0.66 0.29 1.09E−148 1.52E−144 SIT1 4 0.31 0.24 0.276.04E−145 8.37E−141 CD48 4 0.89 0.88 0.26 3.64E−135 5.04E−131 SLC20A1 40.40 0.34 0.29 9.68E−134 1.34E−129 IRF4 4 0.59 0.51 0.29 1.62E−1302.24E−126 TM2D3 4 0.65 0.60 0.25 8.24E−129 1.14E−124 PIGER2 4 0.36 0.220.31 2.95E−121 4.08E−117 BCL2 4 0.43 0.36 0.28 1.60E−118 2.21E−114 IL7R4 0.91 0.79 0.41 1.91E−116 2.65E−112 AC006369.2 4 0.26 0.15 0.311.02E−111 1.41E−107 KLF10 4 0.50 0.43 0.30 4.43E−110 6.14E−106 MAML2 40.42 0.33 0.26 8.95E−108 1.24E−103 KMT2E 4 0.70 0.68 0.28 2.92E−1074.05E−103 CTLA4 4 0.42 0.41 0.25 1.06E−105 1.46E−101 XBP1 4 0.74 0.700.29 1.65E−103 2.28E−99  KDM6B 4 0.62 0.53 0.30 5.01E−103 6.95E−99  ITK4 0.65 0.62 0.26 2.88E−102 3.99E−98  LGALS1 4 0.50 0.42 0.27 6.13E−97 8.49E−93  PHLDA1 4 0.61 0.57 0.27 8.32E−81  1.15E−76  PIGER4 4 0.56 0.470.32 1.52E−71  2.11E−67  BIG2 4 0.55 0.47 0.38 1.04E−68  1.45E−64  NR4A34 0.42 0.35 0.32 1.03E−56  1.42E−52 

As referred to herein, Table 3 depicts as follows:

TABLE 3 Test statistics Fraction of Average expressing cells loggedCluster- Other Fold Adjusted Gene ID Cluster specific cells ChangeP-value P-value AC006129.4 6 0.72 0.10 1.25 0 0 DOK5 6 0.41 0.04 1.23 00 NMB 6 0.58 0.18 1.07 0 0 FABPS 6 1.00 0.67 1.06 0 0 ZBED2 6 0.59 0.150.99 0 0 HLA-DRA 6 0.58 0.08 0.91 0 0 POUZAF1 6 0.89 0.28 0.90 0 0FKBP1A 6 0.99 0.84 0.87 0 0 CD70 6 0.51 0.16 0.86 0 0 SLC27A2 6 0.910.28 0.84 0 0 DYNLL1 6 0.95 0.61 0.82 0 0 DUSP4 6 0.93 0.44 0.79 0 0EID1 6 0.96 0.72 0.78 0 0 MIR4435-1HG 6 0.94 0.40 0.76 0 0 ITM2A 6 0.900.55 0.75 0 0 GNG4 6 0.77 0.22 0.70 0 0 C16orf45 6 0.59 0.13 0.68 0 0RAB27A 6 0.94 0.56 0.65 0 0 REXO2 6 0.95 0.62 0.64 0 0 ANXA5 6 0.75 0.350.64 0 0 LAT 6 0.90 0.58 0.64 0 0 CCND3 6 0.80 0.50 0.63 0 0 PGAM1 61.00 0.97 0.62 0 0 ZBTB32 6 0.68 0.18 0.61 0 0 HLA-DRB1 6 0.58 0.17 0.600 0 GALM 6 0.75 0.29 0.60 0 0 LAG3 6 0.68 0.27 0.59 0 0 AHI1 6 0.85 0.400.59 0 0 AGK 6 0.81 0.34 0.58 0 0 TRAF3IP3 6 0.66 0.24 0.57 0 0 CD200 60.93 0.50 0.57 0 0 ANKH 6 0.62 0.26 0.57 0 0 ATP5G3 6 0.99 0.89 0.56 0 0SOD1 6 1.00 0.91 0.56 0 0 RPS6KA1 6 0.75 0.27 0.56 0 0 TBC1D4 6 0.840.35 0.55 0 0 PPP1CC 6 0.95 0.65 0.54 0 0 TIMMDC1 6 0.75 0.28 0.53 0 0ARMC9 6 0.46 0.07 0.52 0 0 RGCC 6 0.98 0.73 0.52 0 0 COTL1 6 0.99 0.780.51 0 0 CNIH1 6 0.95 0.68 0.50 0 0 C7orf73 6 0.85 0.42 0.50 0 0 C1QBP 60.99 0.88 0.49 0 0 DSTN 6 0.75 0.40 0.49 0 0 IFNG 6 0.93 0.62 0.49 0 0TIMM13 6 0.94 0.62 0.48 0 0 PDCD1 6 0.81 0.40 0.48 0 0 PRDX3 6 0.93 0.620.48 0 0 LINC00152 6 0.96 0.62 0.48 0 0 PFDN4 6 0.80 0.42 0.48 0 0 ADSS6 0.89 0.53 0.47 0 0 PARVB 6 0.66 0.18 0.47 0 0 SMS 6 0.89 0.56 0.47 0 0LDHA 6 1.00 0.96 0.47 0 0 FERMT3 6 0.90 0.54 0.47 0 0 TIGIT 6 0.54 0.240.47 0 0 SEC11A 6 0.94 0.64 0.46 0 0 UBASH3B 6 0.62 0.16 0.46 0 0 GEM 60.61 0.17 0.46 0 0 SDC4 6 0.75 0.37 0.46 0 0 COA6 6 0.86 0.47 0.46 0 0PARK7 6 1.00 0.94 0.46 0 0 GLRX3 6 0.94 0.62 0.45 0 0 TMED3 6 0.75 0.320.45 0 0 MRPS34 6 0.89 0.55 0.45 0 0 MDH2 6 0.95 0.68 0.45 0 0 PLEKHF1 60.42 0.08 0.44 0 0 HLA-DRB5 6 0.47 0.13 0.44 0 0 GALNT2 6 0.59 0.16 0.420 0 INPP5F 6 0.47 0.10 0.42 0 0 C12orf10 6 0.73 0.31 0.42 0 0 TMEM173 60.51 0.16 0.42 0 0 XIRP1 6 0.31 0.07 0.42 0 0 CCDC50 6 0.35 0.10 0.42 00 MYO1E 6 0.36 0.02 0.42 0 0 C16orf87 6 0.63 0.20 0.42 0 0 GRAMD1A 60.54 0.19 0.42 0 0 ANAPC1 6 0.43 0.21 0.41 0 0 SMOX 6 0.48 0.13 0.41 0 0PPP1R2 6 0.98 0.77 0.41 0 0 NUCB2 6 0.58 0.25 0.41 0 0 CXCR3 6 0.81 0.380.41 0 0 CD109 6 0.56 0.13 0.40 0 0 GTF3C6 6 0.93 0.67 0.40 0 0 GPI 60.94 0.67 0.40 0 0 FAM3C 6 0.48 0.17 0.40 0 0 POU2F2 6 0.91 0.58 0.40 00 TSHZ2 6 0.70 0.25 0.39 0 0 YWHAE 6 0.92 0.62 0.39 0 0 MYL6B 6 0.490.08 0.39 0 0 APOBEC3C 6 0.75 0.36 0.38 0 0 PSMA1 6 0.98 0.82 0.38 0 0CD74 6 0.94 0.75 0.38 0 0 TIMM17A 6 0.89 0.58 0.38 0 0 ATP1B3 6 0.980.74 0.38 0 0 RDH10 6 0.42 0.08 0.38 0 0 SNX8 6 0.56 0.17 0.38 0 0ENOPH1 6 0.79 0.43 0.38 0 0 C12orf75 6 0.42 0.12 0.38 0 0 LEPROTL1 60.87 0.51 0.38 0 0 CTPS1 6 0.88 0.50 0.38 0 0 APOBEC3G 6 0.87 0.58 0.380 0 PHB2 6 0.97 0.79 0.37 0 0 CLTA 6 0.94 0.69 0.37 0 0 RCC1 6 0.92 0.610.37 0 0 POMP 6 0.99 0.87 0.37 0 0 NDUFS8 6 0.86 0.53 0.37 0 0 PRKCDBP 60.21 0.01 0.37 0 0 SFT2D1 6 0.72 0.31 0.37 0 0 UBE2N 6 0.96 0.80 0.37 00 CRTAM 6 0.23 0.07 0.37 0 0 PDCD6 6 0.91 0.62 0.37 0 0 PFKP 6 0.93 0.630.37 0 0 ATP5J 6 0.95 0.75 0.36 0 0 AC006129.2 6 0.52 0.17 0.36 0 0C1orf43 6 0.92 0.64 0.36 0 0 PSMBS 6 0.83 0.50 0.36 0 0 PSMA4 6 0.930.66 0.36 0 0 STAMBP 6 0.53 0.17 0.36 0 0 MDH1 6 0.92 0.67 0.36 0 0HSBP1 6 0.82 0.46 0.36 0 0 CD58 6 0.86 0.49 0.36 0 0 MICAL2 6 0.43 0.100.36 0 0 ATP5C1 6 0.96 0.76 0.35 0 0 TXNDC17 6 0.90 0.58 0.35 0 0 IFNAR26 0.79 0.37 0.35 0 0 HMGB1 6 0.98 0.85 0.35 0 0 HDDC2 6 0.77 0.39 0.35 00 DESI1 6 0.80 0.45 0.35 0 0 VDAC2 6 0.95 0.75 0.35 0 0 ITPA 6 0.79 0.410.35 0 0 SHFM1 6 0.96 0.74 0.35 0 0 ELMO1 6 0.87 0.47 0.35 0 0 UBE2V1 60.85 0.54 0.35 0 0 ATP5A1 6 0.93 0.69 0.35 0 0 MPG 6 0.68 0.28 0.35 0 0ATP5G2 6 0.99 0.90 0.34 0 0 EXOSC7 6 0.76 0.39 0.34 0 0 ARL5A 6 0.900.61 0.34 0 0 MMADHC 6 0.90 0.61 0.34 0 0 ASF1A 6 0.63 0.28 0.34 0 0MRPL51 6 0.89 0.60 0.34 0 0 UBE2V2 6 0.79 0.42 0.33 0 0 PTPN11 6 0.760.41 0.33 0 0 WDR1 6 0.96 0.77 0.33 0 0 HTATIP2 6 0.68 0.30 0.33 0 0SNX9 6 0.75 0.45 0.33 0 0 NTSC 6 0.77 0.38 0.33 0 0 ETFA 6 0.79 0.450.33 0 0 ZNF706 6 0.97 0.77 0.33 0 0 NUDT21 6 0.85 0.52 0.33 0 0 MRPS236 0.84 0.51 0.33 0 0 PSTPIP1 6 0.52 0.16 0.33 0 0 CD99 6 0.98 0.85 0.330 0 NDUFS3 6 0.80 0.45 0.32 0 0 ETFB 6 0.58 0.24 0.32 0 0 PSMB2 6 0.950.74 0.32 0 0 PSMD8 6 0.98 0.85 0.32 0 0 PSMD11 6 0.95 0.74 0.32 0 0PSMB1 6 0.99 0.88 0.32 0 0 LAMTOR5 6 0.95 0.73 0.31 0 0 MRPL42 6 0.730.37 0.31 0 0 LBH 6 0.81 0.51 0.31 0 0 HAVCR2 6 0.26 0.04 0.31 0 0 CMC26 0.90 0.62 0.31 0 0 TMEM167A 6 0.86 0.54 0.31 0 0 PAM 6 0.89 0.49 0.310 0 SH2D2A 6 0.97 0.83 0.31 0 0 UBE2L3 6 0.92 0.68 0.31 0 0 NUDT5 6 0.820.49 0.31 0 0 PCED1B 6 0.76 0.42 0.30 0 0 MRPL34 6 0.77 0.44 0.30 0 0HLA-DPA1 6 0.53 0.20 0.30 0 0 ATP6V1B2 6 0.66 0.31 0.30 0 0 UQCRFS1 60.96 0.77 0.30 0 0 SRGN 6 1.00 0.99 0.29 0 0 C11orf31 6 0.97 0.81 0.29 00 MBOAT7 6 0.55 0.23 0.29 0 0 SNRNP35 6 0.61 0.27 0.29 0 0 SLC6A6 6 0.490.15 0.29 0 0 C11orf58 6 0.95 0.76 0.29 0 0 LAMTOR1 6 0.83 0.50 0.29 0 0EIF4E 6 0.92 0.67 0.29 0 0 ARL1 6 0.70 0.34 0.28 0 0 RAC1 6 0.89 0.620.28 0 0 MAP2K3 6 0.98 0.74 0.27 0 0 H3F3A 6 1.00 0.96 0.27 0 0 GSTO1 60.79 0.49 0.27 0 0 AIP 6 0.83 0.53 0.27 0 0 CAPZB 6 0.96 0.81 0.27 0 0TNFRSF9 6 0.87 0.53 0.27 0 0 TERF2IP 6 0.88 0.60 0.27 0 0 MEAF6 6 0.850.54 0.26 0 0 CSNK2B 6 0.96 0.78 0.26 0 0 GBP2 6 0.98 0.84 0.26 0 0GCNT1 6 0.44 0.14 0.26 0 0 SLA2 6 0.40 0.10 0.26 0 0 STX10 6 0.59 0.250.25 0 0 PRSS23 6 0.22 0.04 0.25 0 0 EWSR1 6 0.96 0.77 0.281.23516411460312e−322 1.71156691360554e−318 SERPINE2 6 0.46 0.17 0.265.51031414806742e−320 7.63564231497703e−316 TXNL1 6 0.90 0.64 0.276.18421968899488e−320 8.56947322304021e−316 CDC123 6 0.90 0.61 0.303.68330879631108e−319 5.10396099904826e−315 CLNS1A 6 0.87 0.54 0.348.30761502169139e−319 1.15118621355578e−314 MRPL36 6 0.88 0.57 0.321.71572694634352e−318 2.37748282954822e−314 LYPLA1 6 0.84 0.50 0.342.70025007661444e−316 3.74173653116462e−312 GAPDH 6 1.00 0.99 0.433.93110653166459e−316 5.44733432092762e−312 NTRK1 6 0.34 0.09 0.337.56614835544762e−315 1.04844117761438e−310 COX5A 6 0.98 0.86 0.372.87544253875645e−314 3.98450072595482e−310 FAM96A 6 0.70 0.35 0.291.44787776470577e−313 0.00E+00  SNRPD3 6 0.97 0.78 0.322.50204094853181e−313 0.00E+00  COMT 6 0.65 0.29 0.303.03144507962767e−312 4.20E−308 PSMB7 6 0.92 0.64 0.354.08084880701111e−311 5.65E−307 UBA5 6 0.66 0.30 0.29 0.00E+00 1.41E−305 BTLA 6 0.76 0.34 0.38 6.86E−307 9.50E−303 PRDX4 6 0.83 0.560.35 2.00E−305 2.77E−301 SNX5 6 0.77 0.43 0.27 1.00E−301 1.39E−297 ABHD26 0.43 0.13 0.31 5.74E−301 7.95E−297 MINOS1 6 0.82 0.51 0.26 2.31E−2993.20E−295 C5orf15 6 0.59 0.27 0.27 1.08E−298 1.50E−294 UCHL3 6 0.81 0.450.42 2.95E−295 4.09E−291 NDUFA11 6 0.88 0.59 0.28 3.28E−294 4.54E−290MRPL17 6 0.87 0.59 0.29 3.67E−294 5.08E−290 TCEB1 6 0.96 0.78 0.261.27E−293 1.76E−289 MTCH2 6 0.81 0.47 0.30 5.79E−292 8.02E−288 VDAC1 60.96 0.76 0.42 2.59E−291 3.59E−287 HLA-DQB1 6 0.39 0.14 0.31 8.05E−2911.12E−286 SH3BGRL3 6 1.00 0.96 0.28 2.81E−288 3.90E−284 NDUFB9 6 0.940.75 0.27 2.45E−286 3.40E−282 POLR2K 6 0.94 0.72 0.26 1.64E−2852.27E−281 LYRM4 6 0.69 0.32 0.34 3.03E−284 4.19E−280 RBBP8 6 0.64 0.270.32 3.58E−284 4.97E−280 MRPS7 6 0.91 0.68 0.28 3.96E−283 5.49E−279 UCP26 0.80 0.48 0.42 5.45E−283 7.55E−279 AIMP2 6 0.79 0.43 0.33 1.10E−2821.53E−278 PARL 6 0.78 0.45 0.26 3.03E−281 4.20E−277 LIMA1 6 0.43 0.120.31 1.73E−280 2.39E−276 SUPT4H1 6 0.87 0.59 0.26 3.20E−277 4.44E−273EIF1AY 6 0.56 0.24 0.33 7.96E−277 1.10E−272 CTLA4 6 0.69 0.39 0.256.12E−276 8.49E−272 DNPH1 6 0.80 0.45 0.34 8.80E−276 1.22E−271 NPM3 60.80 0.38 0.42 1.39E−275 1.93E−271 MRPL27 6 0.71 0.37 0.26 8.54E−2751.18E−270 ERH 6 0.98 0.83 0.33 2.75E−274 3.81E−270 GRSF1 6 0.86 0.580.26 7.54E−272 1.05E−267 MFF 6 0.77 0.44 0.28 4.62E−269 6.41E−265 MRPL36 0.92 0.66 0.33 7.17E−268 9.94E−264 RUVBL1 6 0.70 0.31 0.36 1.89E−2672.61E−263 WDR18 6 0.74 0.37 0.33 1.01E−266 1.39E−262 FAM207A 6 0.72 0.380.29 1.02E−266 1.42E−262 FADD 6 0.49 0.16 0.25 5.01E−266 6.95E−262TMEM70 6 0.84 0.49 0.30 5.63E−266 7.80E−262 MRPS25 6 0.72 0.37 0.272.60E−264 3.60E−260 STRAP 6 0.96 0.76 0.27 4.81E−264 6.66E−260 EIF4E2 60.72 0.37 0.28 1.79E−263 2.48E−259 GPX1 6 0.78 0.39 0.44 2.61E−2633.61E−259 LSM2 6 0.86 0.56 0.29 4.65E−263 6.44E−259 HN1 6 0.88 0.57 0.428.45E−263 1.17E−258 GTPBP4 6 0.92 0.66 0.30 1.16E−261 1.61E−257 PSMD13 60.95 0.75 0.30 1.25E−260 1.74E−256 NUDCD2 6 0.76 0.43 0.27 2.11E−2602.92E−256 OLA1 6 0.88 0.57 0.30 4.50E−260 6.24E−256 URM1 6 0.79 0.450.27 5.70E−260 7.89E−256 PDHB 6 0.66 0.30 0.28 1.10E−258 1.52E−254 FHL36 0.43 0.11 0.28 1.35E−258 1.87E−254 RBPJ 6 0.93 0.68 0.29 6.56E−2569.09E−252 BZW2 6 0.91 0.62 0.33 7.42E−256 1.03E−251 CINP 6 0.55 0.220.26 2.46E−253 3.41E−249 SMIM11 6 0.59 0.28 0.25 8.82E−253 1.22E−248PPA2 6 0.62 0.28 0.27 2.25E−252 3.12E−248 NME1 6 0.88 0.52 0.361.65E−251 2.29E−247 NAA10 6 0.88 0.59 0.29 7.14E−247 9.89E−243 HPCAL1 60.65 0.32 0.30 3.25E−245 4.51E−241 TOMM34 6 0.69 0.35 0.26 1.54E−2432.13E−239 CISD1 6 0.67 0.29 0.34 1.82E−243 2.52E−239 EXOSC5 6 0.72 0.340.31 4.67E−241 6.48E−237 ARMCX6 6 0.50 0.20 0.26 9.10E−239 1.26E−234NDFIP2 6 0.88 0.60 0.26 5.91E−238 8.19E−234 C19orf24 6 0.86 0.54 0.327.25E−238 1.00E−233 PPM1G 6 0.93 0.72 0.25 9.91E−238 1.37E−233 EEF1E1 60.89 0.61 0.28 2.57E−237 3.56E−233 TXN2 6 0.68 0.35 0.25 3.64E−2355.04E−231 TIMP1 6 0.60 0.39 0.63 9.82E−234 1.36E−229 C14orf166 6 0.960.79 0.26 3.39E−233 4.70E−229 MRPL15 6 0.77 0.40 0.35 5.83E−2328.09E−228 PHF6 6 0.73 0.37 0.26 2.27E−231 3.14E−227 GNG5 6 0.98 0.850.30 6.92E−230 9.58E−226 NDUFB10 6 0.78 0.47 0.26 8.97E−229 1.24E−224ATP5G1 6 0.89 0.61 0.27 9.77E−229 1.35E−224 BNIP3 6 0.41 0.23 0.312.63E−228 3.64E−224 EED 6 0.65 0.33 0.33 1.89E−226 2.63E−222 ATIC 6 0.890.56 0.35 1.87E−225 2.59E−221 RANBP1 6 0.97 0.80 0.36 1.27E−2231.76E−219 CXCL13 6 0.16 0.02 1.54 1.75E−223 2.42E−219 SSNA1 6 0.84 0.510.29 3.00E−223 4.15E−219 FAM216A 6 0.53 0.18 0.31 5.88E−223 8.15E−219BAG2 6 0.45 0.12 0.28 1.17E−222 1.63E−218 TRAP1 6 0.82 0.47 0.362.47E−216 3.42E−212 LDHB 6 0.99 0.92 0.45 3.57E−215 4.95E−211 MRPS26 60.74 0.41 0.28 6.39E−213 8.85E−209 SNRPC 6 0.93 0.67 0.29 1.10E−2111.52E−207 EXOSC4 6 0.69 0.34 0.28 1.84E−210 2.55E−206 VDAC3 6 0.75 0.430.27 1.36E−208 1.89E−204 NDUFAB1 6 0.97 0.81 0.31 5.70E−208 7.89E−204COA4 6 0.84 0.56 0.26 1.04E−205 1.44E−201 GGCT 6 0.69 0.33 0.301.06E−204 1.47E−200 PRDX1 6 1.00 0.97 0.34 2.75E−204 3.81E−200 LTV1 60.81 0.48 0.30 3.61E−203 5.00E−199 CYC1 6 0.87 0.60 0.26 8.73E−2011.21E−196 TMEM121 6 0.38 0.10 0.25 1.22E−197 1.68E−193 STOML2 6 0.890.61 0.31 2.20E−197 3.05E−193 PFDN2 6 0.95 0.76 0.27 3.70E−197 5.13E−193ANXA2 6 0.87 0.57 0.42 5.17E−197 7.16E−193 GK 6 0.54 0.20 0.43 9.44E−1971.31E−192 CRIP1 6 0.84 0.52 0.38 7.91E−196 1.10E−191 DCUN1D5 6 0.90 0.600.32 5.51E−195 7.64E−191 UQCRC2 6 0.88 0.62 0.29 1.61E−187 2.23E−183 AKZ6 0.91 0.59 0.36 1.33E−184 1.84E−180 MRPL4 6 0.92 0.67 0.30 3.16E−1784.38E−174 OCIAD2 6 0.70 0.40 0.27 2.65E−177 3.67E−173 SNRPD1 6 0.98 0.820.29 5.53E−177 7.66E−173 FARSA 6 0.88 0.58 0.30 5.93E−177 8.21E−173TOMM22 6 0.96 0.79 0.25 2.95E−171 4.09E−167 ANP32A 6 0.90 0.67 0.261.49E−170 2.07E−166 IFI27 6 0.29 0.09 0.82 3.17E−170 4.39E−166 UCK2 60.66 0.32 0.29 9.87E−170 1.37E−165 PAICS 6 0.94 0.68 0.29 3.50E−1674.85E−163 KIAA1217 6 0.29 0.07 0.26 1.08E−166 1.50E−162 SLC25A3 6 0.990.92 0.28 3.26E−166 4.51E−162 PLS3 6 0.12 0.01 0.33 3.83E−163 5.31E−159SRSF2 6 0.98 0.87 0.30 7.16E−161 9.93E−157 SLC38A5 6 0.74 0.40 0.291.61E−158 2.23E−154 EJF6 6 0.95 0.76 0.25 3.32E−157 4.61E−153 APEX1 60.89 0.62 0.26 8.58E−157 1.19E−152 PEBP1 6 0.91 0.69 0.29 6.73E−1569.33E−152 AGFG1 6 0.54 0.21 0.25 1.32E−154 1.83E−150 CRADD 6 0.34 0.110.28 5.01E−152 6.94E−148 F5 6 0.66 0.28 0.27 3.46E−150 4.79E−146 TIMM8B6 0.80 0.49 0.27 1.11E−145 1.53E−141 RRP1 6 0.78 0.45 0.26 3.81E−1455.28E−141 IGFBP4 6 0.37 0.11 0.36 4.79E−145 6.63E−141 TPI1 6 1.00 0.970.27 5.16E−141 7.15E−137 TPM4 6 0.70 0.38 0.27 1.27E−140 1.76E−136 HMGA16 0.81 0.50 0.36 1.03E−138 1.42E−134 IRF8 6 0.66 0.33 0.30 1.66E−1372.31E−133 ATP5B 6 0.99 0.92 0.32 1.00E−135 1.39E−131 CPM 6 0.46 0.120.41 2.34E−132 3.24E−128 G0S2 6 0.20 0.03 0.83 2.85E−125 3.95E−121 HSPD16 0.99 0.89 0.33 5.13E−124 7.12E−120 PPIF 6 0.71 0.41 0.31 6.88E−1239.53E−119 CD27 6 0.69 0.40 0.37 7.42E−121 1.03E−116 POLR3K 6 0.57 0.250.26 1.98E−118 2.75E−114 ANKRD10 6 0.52 0.24 0.30 3.45E−110 4.78E−106CCT8 6 0.97 0.82 0.25 8.72E−108 1.21E−103 RAN 6 1.00 0.98 0.33 5.95E−1078.24E−103 CCDC86 6 0.78 0.45 0.28 5.59E−105 7.75E−101 IER3 6 0.66 0.470.30 1.22E−104 1.69E−100 PSMA2.1 6 0.90 0.65 0.28 2.32E−101 3.22E−97 TXN 6 0.99 0.85 0.29 1.36E−99  1.88E−95  SORD 6 0.46 0.15 0.26 3.97E−98 5.51E−94  THAP4 6 0.49 0.23 0.25 8.64E−97  1.20E−92  BOP1 6 0.71 0.380.26 3.35E−96  4.64E−92  AHCY 6 0.77 0.42 0.30 1.87E−95  2.60E−91 TNFSF11 6 0.41 0.16 0.31 9.84E−95  1.36E−90  TALDO1 6 0.84 0.55 0.264.41E−94  6.11E−90  TKT 6 0.91 0.66 0.30 8.79E−90  1.22E−85  GYPC 6 0.790.48 0.30 4.96E−78  6.87E−74  SRSF3 6 0.97 0.84 0.28 2.72E−76  3.77E−72 CCT3 6 0.98 0.86 0.27 1.96E−70  2.71E−66  EBNA1BP2 6 0.92 0.65 0.276.28E−60  8.71E−56  PPA1 6 0.98 0.84 0.29 3.16E−58  4.38E−54  BCAT1 60.42 0.14 0.25 4.73E−42  6.56E−38  CACYBP 6 0.90 0.64 0.26 4.08E−39 5.66E−35  NPM1 6 1.00 0.99 0.27 1.64E−13  2.28E−09 

As referred to herein, Table 4 depicts as follows:

TABLE 4 Test statistics Fraction of Average expressing cells loggedCluster- Other Fold Adjusted Gene ID Cluster specific cells ChangeP-value P-value CCL4L1 8 0.72 0.06 2.62 0 0 NKG7 8 0.99 0.21 2.58 0 0GNLY 8 0.85 0.11 2.47 0 0 CCLS 8 0.96 0.26 1.93 0 0 GZMB 8 0.98 0.221.75 0 0 HOPX 8 0.91 0.22 1.74 0 0 CCL3 8 0.75 0.14 1.72 0 0 CCL4 8 0.980.33 1.71 0 0 PLEK 8 0.91 0.15 1.67 0 0 GZMH 8 0.81 0.08 1.57 0 0 CST7 80.98 0.53 1.36 0 0 HLA-DRB5 8 0.67 0.13 1.28 0 0 PRF1 8 0.88 0.23 1.20 00 CCL4L2 8 0.42 0.07 1.13 0 0 KLRG1 8 0.58 0.10 1.04 0 0 ARIDZ 8 0.650.17 1.04 0 0 HLA-DPB1 8 0.65 0.15 1.03 0 0 SIT1 8 0.63 0.22 1.02 0 0CD74 8 0.94 0.76 0.97 0 0 KLRB1 8 0.72 0.26 0.96 0 0 CCDC107 8 0.76 0.370.95 0 0 LAIR2 8 0.41 0.04 0.94 0 0 LAG3 8 0.66 0.28 0.93 0 0 CX3CR1 80.46 0.02 0.92 0 0 CD72 8 0.52 0.10 0.91 0 0 TAGAP 8 0.94 0.76 0.88 0 0HLA-DPA1 8 0.66 0.21 0.88 0 0 GADD45B 8 0.72 0.55 0.86 0 0 ITGB2 8 0.690.43 0.86 0 0 ZEB2 8 0.73 0.31 0.85 0 0 CD52 8 0.95 0.76 0.85 0 0 HCST 80.89 0.70 0.78 0 0 HLA-DRB1 8 0.58 0.19 0.77 0 0 LITAF 8 0.80 0.47 0.770 0 SLAMF7 8 0.53 0.11 0.75 0 0 CD97 8 0.82 0.60 0.73 0 0 HLA-F 8 0.900.69 0.73 0 0 SLA 8 0.82 0.59 0.72 0 0 EGR2 8 0.71 0.41 0.70 0 0 FGFBP28 0.30 0.01 0.70 0 0 GZMA 8 0.38 0.08 0.69 0 0 APOBEC3C 8 0.65 0.37 0.690 0 FEZ1 8 0.32 0.05 0.68 0 0 GNG2 8 0.77 0.55 0.68 0 0 HLA-B 8 1.001.00 0.66 0 0 APOBEC3G 8 0.85 0.59 0.66 0 0 PNRC1 8 0.74 0.45 0.66 0 0UCP2 8 0.60 0.50 0.65 0 0 KMT2E 8 0.86 0.67 0.65 0 0 ABI3 8 0.39 0.070.64 0 0 HLA-C 8 1.00 1.00 0.64 0 0 TNFRSF9 8 0.72 0.55 0.63 0 0 ITGA4 80.58 0.32 0.62 0 0 IL2RG 8 0.99 0.98 0.61 0 0 PTGER4 8 0.71 0.46 0.61 00 AKAP13 8 0.68 0.43 0.60 0 0 SAMD3 8 0.35 0.04 0.59 0 0 UTS2 8 0.310.01 0.59 0 0 GLIPR1 8 0.52 0.23 0.59 0 0 ARL6IP5 8 0.83 0.63 0.59 0 0LINC00152 8 0.87 0.63 0.58 0 0 LCP1 8 0.91 0.77 0.58 0 0 HLA-E 8 1.001.00 0.58 0 0 PTPRC 8 0.98 0.93 0.58 0 0 CISD3 8 0.69 0.48 0.58 0 0NR3C1 8 0.73 0.54 0.57 0 0 ANXA1 8 0.84 0.61 0.57 0 0 RORA 8 0.63 0.360.56 0 0 CTSC 8 0.74 0.51 0.56 0 0 RAP1B 8 0.90 0.80 0.55 0 0 GPSM3 80.75 0.46 0.55 0 0 TRIM22 8 0.84 0.67 0.55 0 0 ID2 8 0.73 0.52 0.55 0 0ARHGDIB 8 0.85 0.55 0.55 0 0 LYST 8 0.68 0.47 0.55 0 0 RAMP1 8 0.23 0.010.55 0 0 FLNA 8 0.67 0.44 0.54 0 0 AC017002.1 8 0.46 0.21 0.54 0 0ATP284 8 0.47 0.21 0.54 0 0 BTG1 8 0.98 0.95 0.54 0 0 SH3BGRL3 8 1.000.96 0.53 0 0 PYHIN1 8 0.36 0.11 0.53 0 0 SRGN 8 1.00 0.99 0.53 0 0TNFRSF1A 8 0.45 0.20 0.52 0 0 CD3G 8 0.71 0.51 0.52 0 0 THEMIS 8 0.450.18 0.52 0 0 HLA-DQA1 8 0.25 0.03 0.52 0 0 IKZF3 8 0.44 0.20 0.52 0 0NEAT1 8 0.66 0.42 0.52 0 0 HOXB2 8 0.42 0.16 0.52 0 0 TUBA4A 8 0.62 0.400.51 0 0 TGFBR3 8 0.38 0.13 0.51 0 0 ITM2C 8 0.32 0.12 0.50 0 0 IGF2R 80.43 0.18 0.50 0 0 ALOX5AP 8 0.63 0.34 0.49 0 0 MT-ND4 8 0.96 0.93 0.490 0 CD53 8 0.90 0.78 0.49 0 0 ANP32E 8 0.76 0.63 0.49 0 0 IL18RAP 8 0.410.16 0.49 0 0 CLIC1 8 0.99 0.93 0.49 0 0 HLA-A 8 1.00 1.00 0.49 0 0RASSF5 8 0.79 0.66 0.48 0 0 TNFRSF1B 8 0.84 0.72 0.48 0 0 IER2 8 0.610.47 0.48 0 0 TLN1 8 0.54 0.36 0.48 0 0 RASAL3 8 0.54 0.32 0.47 0 0 CTSW8 0.29 0.05 0.47 0 0 SEPT7 8 0.89 0.81 0.46 0 0 BCL2L11 8 0.40 0.21 0.460 0 CD99 8 0.95 0.86 0.46 0 0 GZMM 8 0.53 0.32 0.46 0 0 HLA-DRA 8 0.260.11 0.46 0 0 MSN 8 0.90 0.83 0.45 0 0 PTMS 8 0.34 0.15 0.45 0 0 HLA-DMA8 0.29 0.08 0.45 0 0 GPR137B 8 0.33 0.15 0.45 0 0 MALAT1 8 1.00 1.000.45 0 0 ARHGAP25 8 0.42 0.19 0.44 0 0 BTN3A2 8 0.41 0.19 0.44 0 0 NFAT58 0.65 0.49 0.43 0 0 PTPN7 8 0.79 0.67 0.42 0 0 AC092580.4 8 0.24 0.050.42 0 0 RHOC 8 0.32 0.12 0.42 0 0 JAK1 8 0.75 0.59 0.41 0 0 B2M 8 1.001.00 0.41 0 0 MYL6 8 0.99 0.94 0.41 0 0 ACTB 8 1.00 0.99 0.41 0 0 CCNI 80.94 0.89 0.40 0 0 CD3D 8 0.99 0.96 0.40 0 0 RAC2 8 0.91 0.81 0.40 0 0GABARAP 8 0.86 0.73 0.40 0 0 SH2D2A 8 0.91 0.83 0.40 0 0 RP11-94L15.2 80.33 0.13 0.39 0 0 MT-ATP8 8 0.93 0.91 0.38 0 0 CAP1 8 0.82 0.75 0.38 00 ARPC2 8 0.99 0.96 0.38 0 0 ARPC5L 8 0.75 0.68 0.37 0 0 PKM 8 0.99 0.990.37 0 0 C9orf16 8 0.84 0.82 0.37 0 0 RP11-81H14.2 8 0.20 0.02 0.37 0 0SRSF5 8 0.88 0.84 0.36 0 0 ARPC1B 8 0.85 0.74 0.36 0 0 UBB 8 0.96 0.930.34 0 0 HLA-DQA2 8 0.16 0.01 0.34 0 0 RP11 8 0.21 0.05 0.34 0 0325F22.2 C1orf21 8 0.16 0.01 0.33 0 0 DAZAP2 8 0.93 0.90 0.33 0 0 WDR1 80.85 0.78 0.32 0 0 MT-CO1 8 1.00 1.00 0.31 0 0 LINC00938 8 0.20 0.050.30 0 0 FCRL3 8 0.15 0.01 0.30 0 0 MT-CO2 8 1.00 1.00 0.30 0 0 HAVCR2 80.19 0.05 0.30 0 0 GPR56 8 0.12 0.00 0.26 0 0 H3F3A 8 0.99 0.96 0.26 0 0EVL 8 0.65 0.41 0.49 1.16599492418534e−321 1.61571916644363e−317CDC42EP3 8 0.65 0.45 0.50 7.94704591335645e−320  1.1012221522138e−315YWHAQ 8 0.89 0.85 0.35 9.15996719258379e−318 1.26929665387634e−313 MATK8 0.31 0.15 0.40 4.78308060498768e−314 6.62791479433142e−310 RGS3 8 0.240.09 0.32 1.08782628591787e−311 1.51E−307 TSC22D4 8 0.50 0.35 0.369.25382851542122e−311 1.28E−306 SYTL2 8 0.18 0.04 0.292.31980791762278e−310 3.21E−306 ZFP36L1 8 0.93 0.83 0.46 0.00E+00 2.48E−305 GMFG 8 0.78 0.64 0.36 6.57E−308 9.10E−304 VCL 8 0.31 0.11 0.374.08E−305 5.66E−301 IL12RB1 8 0.32 0.15 0.35 1.21E−303 1.67E−299 RPA3 80.54 0.44 0.34 7.08E−303 9.81E−299 ARHGAP9 8 0.39 0.21 0.39 4.97E−3006.89E−296 RNF19A 8 0.92 0.81 0.42 2.02E−299 2.80E−295 PCED1B 8 0.62 0.430.41 2.45E−298 3.39E−294 CREB3 8 0.44 0.30 0.36 6.05E−298 8.39E−294 ZYX8 0.65 0.52 0.41 8.41E−298 1.17E−293 ZBTB38 8 0.26 0.10 0.34 7.03E−2979.74E−293 RAP1A 8 0.83 0.76 0.35 3.77E−296 5.23E−292 SPN 8 0.51 0.320.43 7.41E−296 1.03E−291 CALM1 8 0.96 0.93 0.31 4.05E−294 5.62E−290RHBDD2 8 0.50 0.35 0.40 1.31E−293 1.81E−289 TAX1BP1 8 0.75 0.68 0.336.44E−293 8.93E−289 SP140 8 0.58 0.43 0.41 7.71E−292 1.07E−287 CD4 80.41 0.24 0.39 8.24E−292 1.14E−287 FGL2 8 0.16 0.03 0.31 9.91E−2881.37E−283 ADRB2 8 0.14 0.02 0.26 3.39E−287 4.70E−283 MACF1 8 0.52 0.300.45 9.67E−285 1.34E−280 CTDSP1 8 0.34 0.17 0.37 7.30E−284 1.01E−279FTH1 8 0.99 0.97 0.36 1.48E−283 2.06E−279 TNFAIP3 8 0.77 0.66 0.476.83E−283 9.47E−279 ADO 8 0.33 0.18 0.34 6.92E−279 9.58E−275 C4orf3 80.74 0.66 0.34 7.55E−276 1.05E−271 KMT2E−AS1 8 0.24 0.10 0.31 5.82E−2758.06E−271 GOLGA7 8 0.52 0.44 0.31 1.06E−273 1.47E−269 PSMVB9 8 0.85 0.750.35 1.74E−272 2.41E−268 ARID4B 8 0.67 0.57 0.36 1.72E−271 2.39E−267SYNE1 8 0.21 0.07 0.31 6.50E−270 9.01E−266 NFATC3 8 0.36 0.22 0.337.47E−268 1.04E−263 CD247 8 0.66 0.53 0.36 3.54E−265 4.90E−261 PRR5L 80.20 0.05 0.30 2.74E−262 3.80E−258 DHRS7 8 0.54 0.34 0.38 3.25E−2624.50E−258 MAST3 8 0.25 0.10 0.31 7.92E−261 1.10E−256 TPP1 8 0.37 0.210.35 5.38E−259 7.46E−255 MIR142 8 0.38 0.25 0.37 2.49E−258 3.45E−254CD84 8 0.50 0.30 0.44 4.95E−258 6.86E−254 GNPTAB 8 0.24 0.09 0.312.79E−256 3.86E−252 RIN3 8 0.25 0.10 0.34 2.19E−255 3.04E−251 ANXA6 80.60 0.47 0.36 1.33E−252 1.84E−248 PTGER2 8 0.45 0.22 0.53 2.87E−2523.98E−248 CTB-58E17.1 8 0.28 0.15 0.30 2.75E−251 3.81E−247 BNIP3L 8 0.380.20 0.38 7.71E−250 1.07E−245 CD3E 8 0.98 0.97 0.28 1.82E−245 2.53E−241C10orf128 8 0.32 0.13 0.33 2.63E−245 3.64E−241 TACC1 8 0.30 0.17 0.294.15E−238 5.75E−234 PTPN6 8 0.57 0.45 0.35 9.73E−238 1.35E−233 ARHGEF2 80.51 0.39 0.36 4.53E−237 6.27E−233 IL12RB2 8 0.32 0.17 0.34 1.91E−2362.64E−232 LCP2 8 0.66 0.49 0.40 8.87E−236 1.23E−231 TESK1 8 0.23 0.090.29 1.12E−235 1.56E−231 GPX4 8 0.79 0.67 0.36 4.15E−235 5.75E−231TMEM66 8 0.98 0.95 0.30 5.58E−233 7.73E−229 ST8SIA4 8 0.42 0.25 0.371.34E−232 1.86E−228 IGFLR1 8 0.44 0.28 0.36 5.52E−231 7.65E−227 SDCBP 80.75 0.65 0.44 9.44E−231 1.31E−226 ITGB1 8 0.60 0.43 0.36 1.66E−2302.30E−226 EDARADD 8 0.22 0.08 0.36 1.78E−227 2.47E−223 EFHD2 8 0.33 0.220.27 1.25E−225 1.74E−221 MBNL1 8 0.85 0.79 0.35 1.53E−225 2.13E−221NFKBIA 8 0.91 0.87 0.43 6.34E−219 8.79E−215 TSC22D3 8 0.42 0.26 0.541.29E−218 1.79E−214 C19orf66 8 0.64 0.52 0.34 4.62E−215 6.40E−211 TAPBPL8 0.30 0.16 0.28 1.05E−213 1.46E−209 VASP 8 0.75 0.70 0.31 1.38E−2111.91E−207 FMNL1 8 0.32 0.18 0.29 7.78E−211 1.08E−206 SH3BP1 8 0.26 0.150.27 4.47E−210 6.19E−206 TRIM5 8 0.32 0.19 0.33 1.23E−209 1.71E−205S100A10 8 0.91 0.81 0.26 6.98E−209 9.68E−205 GSTP1 8 0.80 0.74 0.251.13E−208 1.57E−204 NUCB2 8 0.42 0.27 0.38 2.36E−207 3.27E−203 LINC008618 0.40 0.23 0.40 8.81E−207 1.22E−202 LGALS1 8 0.61 0.41 0.45 7.93E−2061.10E−201 LASP1 8 0.33 0.21 0.28 1.26E−205 1.75E−201 CBLB 8 0.75 0.600.39 3.09E−205 4.28E−201 TOMM7 8 0.86 0.80 0.30 1.15E−204 1.60E−200UBE2E3 8 0.40 0.29 0.29 7.97E−204 1.10E−199 TOB1 8 0.25 0.14 0.272.09E−203 2.89E−199 PPP1R18 8 0.67 0.57 0.33 2.01E−201 2.79E−197 LY9 80.25 0.10 0.29 5.12E−201 7.10E−197 UPP1 8 0.34 0.18 0.34 1.37E−2001.90E−196 AHNAK 8 0.47 0.29 0.36 2.77E−199 3.84E−195 JUND 8 0.41 0.280.33 2.78E−197 3.85E−193 DECR1 8 0.38 0.28 0.27 1.53E−196 2.12E−192 LBH8 0.66 0.53 0.38 2.22E−196 3.08E−192 MAP3K8 8 0.50 0.36 0.43 2.92E−1954.05E−191 MAP1LC3A 8 0.40 0.24 0.38 7.97E−195 1.10E−190 TRIM69 8 0.520.41 0.31 1.13E−194 1.57E−190 IQGAP1 8 0.50 0.37 0.31 1.48E−1942.05E−190 TAPSAR1 8 0.37 0.26 0.29 6.20E−194 8.59E−190 OASL 8 0.36 0.210.31 1.52E−193 2.10E−189 WIPF1 8 0.58 0.44 0.30 2.98E−193 4.13E−189SH3KBP1 8 0.53 0.42 0.31 6.34E−193 8.79E−189 STAT4 8 0.56 0.42 0.334.32E−192 5.98E−188 GPR108 8 0.55 0.47 0.30 4.15E−191 5.75E−187 PHLDA1 80.70 0.56 0.40 1.39E−190 1.92E−186 BZW1 8 0.92 0.91 0.27 3.38E−1894.68E−185 ANKRD28 8 0.36 0.19 0.35 1.84E−188 2.55E−184 TNIP1 8 0.60 0.500.28 3.77E−188 5.22E−184 SYTL3 8 0.26 0.13 0.31 1.80E−186 2.50E−182 LSP18 0.52 0.38 0.33 2.05E−186 2.84E−182 ISCU 8 0.77 0.73 0.26 3.51E−1864.86E−182 ITM2B 8 0.91 0.81 0.30 6.11E−186 8.46E−182 CHD4 8 0.60 0.520.31 3.24E−184 4.50E−180 HMGN2 8 0.76 0.73 0.25 4.95E−184 6.86E−180GLIPR2 8 0.29 0.16 0.28 1.54E−182 2.13E−178 PRKCH 8 0.80 0.70 0.337.19E−181 9.96E−177 NAB2 8 0.45 0.33 0.34 1.20E−180 1.66E−176 GMIP 80.29 0.18 0.25 6.68E−180 9.25E−176 ARID5B 8 0.76 0.65 0.41 2.52E−1793.49E−175 UQCRB 8 0.81 0.78 0.26 2.99E−179 4.14E−175 AFTPH 8 0.44 0.340.30 1.62E−178 2.25E−174 LRRFIP1 8 0.81 0.80 0.26 7.07E−178 9.80E−174TGIF1 8 0.61 0.53 0.42 1.65E−177 2.29E−173 MYO1G 8 0.29 0.15 0.293.55E−177 4.92E−173 RILPL2 8 0.76 0.75 0.38 5.50E−177 7.62E−173 BHLHE408 0.63 0.49 0.37 2.27E−176 3.14E−172 TMC6 8 0.40 0.26 0.33 6.02E−1758.34E−171 PTPN22 8 0.61 0.49 0.31 5.78E−173 8.01E−169 GIMAP7 8 0.45 0.290.27 3.42E−170 4.73E−166 PAIP2 8 0.64 0.59 0.25 1.23E−169 1.70E−165ZNFX1 8 0.57 0.51 0.28 2.43E−169 3.37E−165 ZBTB1 8 0.31 0.21 0.265.09E−169 7.05E−165 SYNE2 8 0.73 0.58 0.31 1.74E−168 2.42E−164 WSB2 80.27 0.17 0.26 1.23E−167 1.70E−163 SH3BGRL 8 0.44 0.33 0.26 1.53E−1672.12E−163 RARRES3 8 0.41 0.27 0.33 1.54E−167 2.14E−163 CLEC2B 8 0.380.23 0.30 8.47E−167 1.17E−162 KLF10 8 0.55 0.43 0.41 1.85E−164 2.56E−160LAPTM5 8 0.67 0.55 0.31 9.45E−164 1.31E−159 BCL2 8 0.47 0.36 0.326.97E−162 9.66E−158 ZFP36L2 8 0.48 0.37 0.32 4.17E−159 5.78E−155 CD6 80.73 0.62 0.28 2.04E−156 2.83E−152 RARG 8 0.30 0.17 0.26 3.78E−1565.23E−152 UTRN 8 0.29 0.15 0.28 1.10E−154 1.53E−150 CTSB 8 0.54 0.430.31 2.03E−154 2.81E−150 EPS15 8 0.38 0.28 0.27 2.93E−154 4.07E−150 CD968 0.65 0.50 0.32 2.14E−152 2.96E−148 ACADVL 8 0.47 0.39 0.26 2.79E−1523.87E−148 YPEL5 8 0.39 0.28 0.27 3.04E−152 4.21E−148 SAMSN1 8 0.61 0.510.28 3.43E−152 4.76E−148 CD58 8 0.62 0.52 0.25 1.40E−151 1.94E−147 CREM8 0.67 0.59 0.40 3.58E−151 4.97E−147 GPR18 8 0.28 0.14 0.31 7.93E−1511.10E−146 MYH9 8 0.65 0.59 0.29 2.57E−150 3.56E−146 FASLG 8 0.63 0.440.37 5.87E−150 8.13E−146 SQRDL 8 0.38 0.26 0.25 1.49E−149 2.07E−145AD000671.6 8 0.35 0.23 0.28 2.04E−146 2.83E−142 EVI2A 8 0.68 0.54 0.486.02E−145 8.34E−141 IDS 8 0.57 0.47 0.29 5.66E−142 7.84E−138 EIF1B 80.70 0.69 0.26 2.49E−141 3.46E−137 ITK 8 0.69 0.62 0.29 4.57E−1396.33E−135 HSPB1 8 0.46 0.42 0.27 1.99E−138 2.76E−134 IVNS1ABP 8 0.420.39 0.27 5.28E−136 7.32E−132 PBX4 8 0.39 0.26 0.27 3.60E−135 4.99E−131PRNP 8 0.76 0.75 0.43 1.70E−133 2.36E−129 DDX3Y 8 0.41 0.30 0.282.13E−133 2.95E−129 ARAP2 8 0.46 0.35 0.30 6.00E−132 8.32E−128 MBP 80.41 0.29 0.29 1.16E−131 1.60E−127 BTG2 8 0.60 0.47 0.39 3.44E−1314.76E−127 SPPL2A 8 0.54 0.44 0.26 4.39E−131 6.08E−127 DOCK8 8 0.41 0.300.26 1.22E−130 1.69E−126 RHOF 8 0.54 0.48 0.25 1.57E−130 2.18E−126SLC44A2 8 0.29 0.18 0.25 4.14E−125 5.74E−121 LINC00944 8 0.23 0.10 0.267.19E−125 9.96E−121 FBXO34 8 0.29 0.20 0.26 3.52E−123 4.88E−119 CRY1 80.49 0.41 0.30 5.70E−123 7.90E−119 TRAF1 8 0.74 0.66 0.30 1.99E−1192.76E−115 HBP1 8 0.30 0.19 0.25 3.77E−119 5.22E−115 SAMD9 8 0.36 0.240.27 7.17E−117 9.94E−113 GIMAPS 8 0.52 0.41 0.29 2.85E−116 3.95E−112TBX21 8 0.39 0.28 0.31 7.76E−114 1.08E−109 IFITM2 8 0.75 0.73 0.366.07E−113 8.42E−109 PHF1 8 0.35 0.22 0.26 2.02E−112 2.80E−108 ANKRD44 80.45 0.35 0.28 2.74E−110 3.80E−106 RGS16 8 0.59 0.51 0.34 8.74E−1091.21E−104 CRTAM 8 0.16 0.07 0.57 5.09E−107 7.05E−103 PBXIP1 8 0.25 0.140.27 8.89E−107 1.23E−102 XAF1 8 0.44 0.33 0.26 1.03E−102 1.43E−98  LTBP48 0.63 0.56 0.26 1.50E−102 2.07E−98  SLC20A1 8 0.42 0.34 0.29 9.44E−1011.31E−96  RAB8B 8 0.66 0.60 0.26 5.69E−97  7.89E−93  TMBIM1 8 0.56 0.480.25 3.74E−81  5.18E−77  SLC2A3 8 0.58 0.48 0.26 9.69E−76  1.34E−71 KLF6 8 0.83 0.78 0.27 5.50E−70  7.62E−66  CD83 8 0.48 0.41 0.265.77E−55  8.00E−51  NR4A3 8 0.40 0.35 0.30 2.60E−28  3.61E−24 

As referred to herein, Table 5 depicts as follows:

TABLE 5 Test statistics Fraction of Average expressing cells loggedCluster- Other Fold Adjusted Gene ID Cluster specific cells ChangeP-value P-value IL17F 9 0.36 0.02 3.91 0 0 IL17A 9 0.39 0.02 3.45 0 0CTSH 9 0.73 0.15 1.24 0 0 LGALS3 9 0.87 0.28 1.24 0 0 S100A4 9 0.88 0.531.16 0 0 CCR6 9 0.68 0.10 1.14 0 0 MSC 9 0.58 0.06 1.12 0 0 CCL20 9 0.670.33 1.10 0 0 LTB 9 0.94 0.67 0.99 0 0 IL4I1 9 0.73 0.19 0.96 0 0 IL32 90.99 0.88 0.93 0 0 CORO1A 9 0.93 0.60 0.91 0 0 S100A6 9 0.96 0.71 0.89 00 OSTF1 9 0.76 0.30 0.89 0 0 IL2RA 9 0.84 0.50 0.88 0 0 CD74 9 0.97 0.760.88 0 0 LGALS1 9 0.72 0.41 0.84 0 0 NTRK2 9 0.43 0.04 0.81 0 0 PTP4A3 90.37 0.14 0.80 0 0 TMSB4X 9 0.99 0.96 0.79 0 0 CXCR6 9 0.36 0.07 0.78 00 KLRBP 9 0.62 0.27 0.77 0 0 TYMP 9 0.83 0.41 0.77 0 0 ARHGDIB 9 0.860.55 0.77 0 0 TMSB10 9 1.00 0.95 0.76 0 0 PTPRCAP 9 0.76 0.42 0.74 0 0TNFRSF4 9 0.96 0.85 0.73 0 0 GNA15 9 0.66 0.21 0.70 0 0 CCR4 9 0.57 0.210.70 0 0 TXN 9 0.98 0.85 0.70 0 0 ARPC1B 9 0.94 0.74 0.69 0 0 TNFRSF18 90.96 0.81 0.69 0 0 VIM 9 0.97 0.83 0.69 0 0 TPM4 9 0.78 0.39 0.69 0 0ANXA2 9 0.90 0.58 0.64 0 0 RGS1 9 0.45 0.19 0.64 0 0 LAPTM5 9 0.82 0.540.63 0 0 PIM2 9 0.68 0.34 0.63 0 0 SPOCK2 9 0.72 0.36 0.62 0 0 NFKBIA 90.97 0.87 0.61 0 0 CYTIP 9 0.88 0.53 0.60 0 0 ANKRD12 9 0.87 0.56 0.60 00 LSP1 9 0.67 0.38 0.60 0 0 FLT3LG 9 0.72 0.25 0.60 0 0 ACTG1 9 0.990.96 0.58 0 0 FTH1 9 1.00 0.97 0.58 0 0 BATF 9 0.84 0.60 0.57 0 0 CMTM69 0.84 0.54 0.57 0 0 ARL6IPS 9 0.89 0.63 0.57 0 0 MYO1G 9 0.54 0.14 0.560 0 RORA 9 0.76 0.35 0.55 0 0 KLF6 9 0.96 0.78 0.55 0 0 MYL6 9 0.99 0.940.55 0 0 SQSTM1 9 0.82 0.53 0.55 0 0 GBP5 9 0.75 0.45 0.54 0 0 ACTB 91.00 0.99 0.54 0 0 FLNA 9 0.75 0.44 0.54 0 0 RNF213 9 0.74 0.39 0.54 0 0CTSC 9 0.77 0.51 0.54 0 0 GPX1 9 0.69 0.41 0.53 0 0 SAMHD1 9 0.61 0.230.53 0 0 KIF2A 9 0.72 0.42 0.53 0 0 TNFRSF25 9 0.82 0.56 0.53 0 0 LCP1 90.96 0.77 0.53 0 0 OPTN 9 0.66 0.29 0.53 0 0 LMO4 9 0.45 0.14 0.52 0 0EML4 9 0.76 0.42 0.52 0 0 GPSM3 9 0.77 0.46 0.51 0 0 EMP3 9 0.99 0.900.51 0 0 CAMK4 9 0.63 0.25 0.51 0 0 IL2RB 9 0.68 0.35 0.50 0 0 PTPN13 90.35 0.05 0.50 0 0 CAPG 9 0.37 0.10 0.50 0 0 RORC 9 0.41 0.11 0.49 0 0FAS 9 0.60 0.22 0.49 0 0 ENTPD1 9 0.25 0.03 0.49 0 0 STK17B 9 0.83 0.550.49 0 0 PLP2 9 0.79 0.52 0.49 0 0 ANXAS 9 0.69 0.37 0.49 0 0 LPXN 90.77 0.45 0.48 0 0 NFKB2 9 0.74 0.44 0.47 0 0 GPR183 9 0.63 0.30 0.47 00 PSME1 9 0.98 0.84 0.47 0 0 TNFRSF14 9 0.64 0.29 0.47 0 0 PHTF2 9 0.480.15 0.46 0 0 PFN1 9 1.00 0.98 0.46 0 0 TSPO 9 0.75 0.48 0.45 0 0 SH3BP59 0.47 0.16 0.45 0 0 FURIN 9 0.48 0.19 0.44 0 0 NMRK1 9 0.42 0.13 0.44 00 TNIP1 9 0.78 0.49 0.44 0 0 RAC2 9 0.96 0.81 0.43 0 0 PIM1 9 0.67 0.370.43 0 0 JAK1 9 0.86 0.58 0.43 0 0 TANK 9 0.74 0.42 0.42 0 0 NDUFV2 90.96 0.84 0.42 0 0 GNG2 9 0.80 0.54 0.42 0 0 TRADD 9 0.52 0.17 0.42 0 0GSDMD 9 0.55 0.23 0.42 0 0 AHR 9 0.61 0.32 0.41 0 0 CISH 9 0.54 0.210.41 0 0 SQRDL 9 0.58 0.25 0.41 0 0 RAP1B 9 0.92 0.80 0.41 0 0 ACTR3 90.96 0.84 0.40 0 0 SYTL3 9 0.39 0.12 0.40 0 0 CUTA 9 0.74 0.49 0.40 0 0UNC119 9 0.38 0.13 0.39 0 0 DPP4 9 0.41 0.14 0.39 0 0 CD80 9 0.25 0.030.38 0 0 GPR65 9 0.53 0.24 0.38 0 0 TAPBP 9 0.90 0.67 0.38 0 0 SOCS2 90.37 0.10 0.38 0 0 PRDM1 9 0.48 0.19 0.37 0 0 CFL1 9 1.00 0.97 0.37 0 0MGAT4A 9 0.46 0.16 0.37 0 0 IL12RB1 9 0.43 0.15 0.37 0 0 RSU1 9 0.480.19 0.35 0 0 PBX4 9 0.53 0.25 0.34 0 0 KCNA3 9 0.39 0.12 0.33 0 0 CCNG29 0.18 0.02 0.31 0 0 IL26 9 0.20 0.03 0.30 0 0 IL2RG 9 1.00 0.98 0.28 00 RP11- 9 0.19 0.02 0.27 0 0 316P17.2 MAL 9 0.36 0.15 0.553.45845952088873e−323 4.79238735809551e−319 ACAT2 9 0.51 0.21 0.421.43279037293961e−322 1.98541761978242e−318 PSMB10 9 0.87 0.63 0.422.42092166462211e−322 3.35467115066686e−318 PPARG 9 0.20 0.03 0.292.69142260572019e−319 3.72950430474647e−315 PBXIP1 9 0.37 0.13 0.341.12350527864299e−318  1.5568412646156e−314 ADAM8 9 0.35 0.12 0.33 1.7049069086996e−318 2.36248950338503e−314 AC017002.1 9 0.46 0.21 0.515.31755596794596e−316 7.36853730478272e−312 CD47 9 0.79 0.49 0.356.56168624755142e−315 9.09252863323201e−311 ALOX5AP 9 0.63 0.34 0.471.84421290228056e−314 2.55552581869017e−310 DSE 9 0.28 0.07 0.272.12807192584966e−312 2.95E−308 PLIN2 9 0.46 0.23 0.442.68658046365998e−310 3.72E−306 SELPLG 9 0.37 0.13 0.39 1.28E−3071.77E−303 CAST 9 0.68 0.40 0.35 4.77E−305 6.61E−301 CD247 9 0.79 0.530.40 8.61E−305 1.19E−300 BHLHE40 9 0.74 0.48 0.40 2.18E−304 3.03E−300BLM 9 0.25 0.06 0.28 3.95E−304 5.47E−300 S1PR1 9 0.38 0.14 0.321.81E−303 2.51E−299 PDE4D 9 0.45 0.19 0.40 4.10E−301 5.68E−297 FTL 90.99 0.96 0.65 1.94E−299 2.68E−295 MVP 9 0.68 0.39 0.41 1.18E−2951.63E−291 PSME2 9 0.99 0.91 0.35 3.77E−295 5.22E−291 C10orf128 9 0.360.13 0.36 7.38E−294 1.02E−289 EVL 9 0.66 0.41 0.42 6.62E−293 9.18E−289CNN2 9 0.42 0.18 0.44 9.63E−293 1.33E−288 MYL12A 9 0.94 0.86 0.453.32E−287 4.60E−283 CARD16 9 0.49 0.21 0.33 1.71E−285 2.37E−281 TNFRSF1B9 0.86 0.72 0.43 9.33E−283 1.29E−278 PTPN4 9 0.33 0.11 0.27 2.60E−2823.60E−278 LCP2 9 0.73 0.48 0.40 1.70E−281 2.36E−277 AHNAK 9 0.55 0.280.40 1.56E−280 2.17E−276 GPR25 9 0.16 0.03 0.35 2.84E−279 3.94E−275TBC1D10C 9 0.35 0.13 0.33 3.12E−279 4.33E−275 GBP1 9 0.75 0.47 0.472.35E−275 3.25E−271 CALM1 9 0.98 0.93 0.30 1.36E−273 1.89E−269 STAT1 90.86 0.66 0.47 2.94E−272 4.08E−268 CYTH1 9 0.44 0.19 0.32 8.39E−2711.16E−266 ACAP1 9 0.43 0.19 0.35 6.68E−270 9.26E−266 HUWE1 9 0.61 0.370.37 1.75E−268 2.42E−264 DNPH1 9 0.73 0.47 0.41 1.76E−268 2.44E−264 DBI9 0.88 0.70 0.39 1.85E−268 2.56E−264 IL22 9 0.17 0.03 2.17 1.09E−2661.51E−262 TUBA1A 9 0.48 0.21 0.35 1.13E−266 1.57E−262 CCNI 9 0.97 0.890.28 1.53E−266 2.12E−262 ICAM1 9 0.38 0.15 0.38 1.59E−265 2.21E−261ITGAL 9 0.32 0.10 0.28 5.69E−265 7.88E−261 CALCOCO2 9 0.64 0.36 0.334.60E−262 6.37E−258 LY6E 9 0.91 0.69 0.42 4.66E−262 6.46E−258 JUNB 90.85 0.66 0.40 1.07E−259 1.48E−255 FAM129A 9 0.51 0.25 0.36 1.53E−2572.12E−253 ARHGAP15 9 0.62 0.35 0.32 7.29E−257 1.01E−252 APOL3 9 0.340.11 0.28 5.18E−256 7.17E−252 MAF 9 0.48 0.22 0.39 3.32E−255 4.59E−251RAB11FIP1 9 0.55 0.30 0.41 9.09E−255 1.26E−250 EED 9 0.58 0.35 0.433.88E−252 5.38E−248 VPS13C 9 0.48 0.22 0.30 2.08E−251 2.89E−247 FAM46C 90.30 0.10 0.26 2.91E−247 4.03E−243 CLDND1 9 0.76 0.54 0.41 5.16E−2467.15E−242 EBP 9 0.44 0.19 0.31 1.85E−245 2.56E−241 RAB9A 9 0.43 0.240.35 2.52E−245 3.49E−241 MAN2B1 9 0.39 0.16 0.28 6.35E−245 8.79E−241 MVD9 0.37 0.14 0.28 1.98E−244 2.74E−240 MAST4 9 0.31 0.11 0.27 1.25E−2431.73E−239 HLA-DQB1 9 0.36 0.15 0.47 6.72E−243 9.31E−239 LIMD2 9 0.790.57 0.44 6.98E−243 9.67E−239 XAF1 9 0.59 0.32 0.29 1.47E−238 2.03E−234PMVK 9 0.58 0.32 0.34 1.65E−237 2.29E−233 SEPT9 9 0.48 0.23 0.322.57E−235 3.56E−231 CYB5A 9 0.41 0.17 0.30 1.59E−234 2.20E−230 FDPS 90.67 0.47 0.37 4.79E−234 6.64E−230 TPM3 9 0.97 0.90 0.30 5.25E−2347.28E−230 IL1R2 9 0.12 0.02 0.33 3.46E−233 4.80E−229 CAPN2 9 0.55 0.280.36 9.55E−231 1.32E−226 CD4 9 0.46 0.23 0.36 5.60E−228 7.77E−224 GBP4 90.58 0.31 0.38 7.23E−228 1.00E−223 ILK 9 0.52 0.26 0.31 2.92E−2274.04E−223 MT2A 9 0.57 0.31 0.55 8.78E−224 1.22E−219 OSM 9 0.29 0.10 0.458.66E−223 1.20E−218 SASH3 9 0.38 0.16 0.30 9.58E−223 1.33E−218 ARHGDIA 90.92 0.78 0.32 1.85E−222 2.57E−218 CDC42 9 0.95 0.86 0.27 4.88E−2226.77E−218 WIPF1 9 0.66 0.44 0.36 2.68E−221 3.71E−217 AC092580.4 9 0.200.05 0.28 4.53E−221 6.27E−217 TBCB 9 0.69 0.46 0.33 1.60E−219 2.21E−215PLEC 9 0.26 0.08 0.27 1.17E−218 1.62E−214 PRMT2 9 0.46 0.21 0.261.18E−218 1.64E−214 GABARAP 9 0.88 0.73 0.27 1.91E−218 2.65E−214 ISG15 90.80 0.51 0.40 3.42E−218 4.74E−214 NFKBIZ 9 0.50 0.25 0.34 1.03E−2171.43E−213 DUSP1 9 0.56 0.33 0.40 1.83E−216 2.53E−212 SYTL1 9 0.31 0.120.26 1.84E−216 2.55E−212 ACTN4 9 0.64 0.41 0.30 8.08E−216 1.12E−211IFI35 9 0.68 0.40 0.32 3.25E−214 4.50E−210 BIN1 9 0.33 0.13 0.261.52E−213 2.10E−209 CAP1 9 0.88 0.74 0.30 2.07E−213 2.86E−209 PSMB9 90.92 0.75 0.32 4.82E−212 6.68E−208 IRF1 9 0.84 0.63 0.34 3.19E−2104.42E−206 FNBP1 9 0.72 0.51 0.29 8.74E−209 1.21E−204 GRINA 9 0.40 0.190.29 1.84E−206 2.56E−202 ICAM3 9 0.60 0.36 0.32 7.29E−206 1.01E−201SYNGR2 9 0.89 0.76 0.27 2.02E−205 2.80E−201 HSPB1 9 0.64 0.41 0.371.52E−201 2.10E−197 DDIT4 9 0.53 0.30 0.41 1.74E−201 2.41E−197 ELOVL5 90.74 0.52 0.29 2.19E−201 3.04E−197 NECAP2 9 0.54 0.32 0.28 1.95E−2002.70E−196 ANXA6 9 0.70 0.47 0.35 1.05E−197 1.46E−193 FOXP3 9 0.17 0.040.47 6.98E−196 9.68E−192 PPDPF 9 0.91 0.78 0.28 1.07E−195 1.49E−191CDKZAP2 9 0.67 0.46 0.37 1.76E−195 2.44E−191 PPP1CA 9 0.87 0.71 0.312.40E−195 3.32E−191 RDX 9 0.34 0.14 0.29 9.71E−193 1.35E−188 ARHGAP30 90.47 0.24 0.29 2.03E−192 2.81E−188 DHCR7 9 0.33 0.13 0.25 2.26E−1903.13E−186 TUBB 9 0.90 0.78 0.39 5.41E−190 7.50E−186 HLA-DQA1 9 0.16 0.040.38 1.38E−183 1.92E−179 AD000671.6 9 0.43 0.23 0.28 1.29E−182 1.79E−178IGFLR1 9 0.49 0.28 0.29 6.50E−182 9.01E−178 SNX10 9 0.35 0.16 0.288.31E−182 1.15E−177 GMFG 9 0.81 0.64 0.33 1.49E−181 2.07E−177 MIIP 90.37 0.17 0.26 1.23E−180 1.71E−176 INSIG1 9 0.60 0.38 0.57 4.10E−1805.68E−176 ID2 9 0.71 0.53 0.38 4.95E−180 6.86E−176 ZFP36L1 9 0.91 0.830.35 8.91E−177 1.23E−172 IFI6 9 0.76 0.51 0.25 2.45E−176 3.40E−172 ARPC29 0.99 0.96 0.25 1.68E−173 2.32E−169 TOX 9 0.30 0.11 0.32 4.63E−1726.41E−168 ECH1 9 0.52 0.30 0.27 1.44E−171 2.00E−167 ITGB1 9 0.59 0.430.26 2.67E−169 3.70E−165 APOL2 9 0.37 0.17 0.25 2.77E−166 3.84E−162RPS4Y1 9 0.78 0.55 0.28 7.66E−163 1.06E−158 MAP4 9 0.53 0.30 0.261.71E−162 2.36E−158 CTSL 9 0.12 0.09 0.51 4.13E−161 5.72E−157 DBNL 90.63 0.42 0.27 2.57E−159 3.57E−155 S100A11 9 0.84 0.71 0.36 6.52E−1539.03E−149 RCSD1 9 0.43 0.22 0.26 1.06E−152 1.47E−148 GSTK1 9 0.77 0.580.31 2.02E−152 2.80E−148 MYH9 9 0.77 0.58 0.29 3.25E−151 4.51E−147HLA-DRB1 9 0.35 0.20 0.56 1.71E−148 2.38E−144 VAMP8 9 0.65 0.44 0.254.34E−147 6.02E−143 RTN4 9 0.58 0.38 0.27 2.86E−146 3.97E−142 BST2 90.82 0.61 0.30 3.07E−146 4.25E−142 CYP51A1 9 0.59 0.38 0.27 1.08E−1451.49E−141 ELOVL1 9 0.55 0.32 0.26 2.94E−144 4.08E−140 ATFS 9 0.29 0.140.28 3.46E−143 4.79E−139 TIFA 9 0.39 0.20 0.27 2.88E−142 3.99E−138TMEM173 9 0.36 0.18 0.35 4.98E−140 6.90E−136 WDR1 9 0.91 0.78 0.262.21E−139 3.06E−135 AQP3 9 0.31 0.15 0.27 1.54E−137 2.13E−133 IL1R1 90.25 0.10 0.27 2.50E−129 3.46E−125 TRAPPC1 9 0.71 0.51 0.27 4.77E−1276.60E−123 ITGA4 9 0.50 0.32 0.30 1.01E−126 1.40E−122 LTA 9 0.80 0.640.39 8.43E−126 1.17E−121 CHCHD10 9 0.49 0.30 0.27 2.93E−124 4.06E−120ZBTB32 9 0.36 0.21 0.40 7.14E−121 9.90E−117 CSTB 9 0.82 0.68 0.271.81E−120 2.51E−116 HLA-DRB5 9 0.30 0.15 0.42 1.47E−118 2.04E−114 TAGLN29 0.90 0.77 0.30 2.08E−117 2.88E−113 EPSTI1 9 0.61 0.41 0.29 2.59E−1153.59E−111 HLA-DPA1 9 0.38 0.22 0.31 5.73E−113 7.94E−109 TALDO1 9 0.750.56 0.28 8.52E−105 1.18E−100 ARPCS 9 0.76 0.62 0.26 1.12E−104 1.55E−100GZMA 9 0.15 0.09 0.41 2.37E−99  3.28E−95  CTLA4 9 0.56 0.41 0.398.31E−96  1.15E−91  LCK 9 0.75 0.60 0.25 2.15E−74  2.98E−70  LMNA 9 0.560.44 0.29 1.25E−51  1.74E−47  HLA-DRA 9 0.21 0.12 0.37 1.51E−47 2.09E−43  CD70 9 0.31 0.18 0.28 5.66E−45  7.84E−41 

As referred to herein, Table 6 depicts as follows:

TABLE 6 Virus- Clonotype ID CD R3 Amino Acid Sequences reactivityClone Size clonotype32211 TRA: CAVDPILTGGGNKLTF (SEQ ID NO: 1); CV 1871TRB: CASSLSRDTYNEQFF (SEQ ID NO: 2) clonotype20067TRA: CAMREVNTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 3) CV 1714TRB: CASSPR DSAQSWYGYTF(SEQ ID NO:  4) clonotype20068TRA: CAVSDGIQGAQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 5) CV 1175TRB: CSVDQGLNYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 6) clonotype20069TRA: CAPLGAGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 7) CV 670TRB: CASSEALSGGAFGGELFF(SEQ ID NO:  8) clonotype20070TRA: CAESWAGGGADGLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 9) CV 622TRB: CASNRPGQGINEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 10) clonotype50222TRA: CAVDPILTGGGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 155 11)TRB: CSLSGTAATNYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 12) clonotype50223TRA: CALSSPNFGNEKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 13) CV 118TRA: CAVDSRGGATNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 14)TRB: CASSGGAATTNEKLFF(SEQ ID NO: 15) clonotype20071TRB: CASSPRDSAQSWYGYTF(SEQ ID NO:  CV 107 16) clonotype50224TRA: CALSSPNFGNEKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 17) CV 95TRB: CASSGGAATTNEKLFF(SEQ ID NO: 18) clonotype50225TRA: CAARGTGTASKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 19) CV 85TRA: CAPDNYGGSQGNLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 20)TRB: CASTGAEAATNEKLFF(SEQ ID NO: 21) clonotype20073TRA: CAPLGAGGFKTIF(SEQ ID NO: 22) CV 83 clonotype25395TRA: CAMSDILTGGGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 125 23)TRB: CASSQVDRTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 24) clonotype32218TRA: CAFYASGGSYIPTF; (SEQ ID NO: 25) CV 68TRB: CASSLAEGAYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 26) clonotype32213TRA: CAVEDRDGGATNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 99 27)TRB: CASSLAQGAAGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 28) clonotype20074TRB: CSVDQGLNYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 29) CV 63 clonotype50227TRA: CAARGTGTASKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 30) CV 58TRA: CAPDNYGGSQGNLIF(SEQ ID NO: 31) clonotype32219TRA: CAVDPILTGGGNKLTF(SEQ ID NO: 32) CV 51 clonotype32215TRA: CAENRLNYQLIW; (SEQ ID NO: 33) CV 75TRB: CASSRAGMGRTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 34) clonotype50228TRA: CALSLSGYALNF; (SEQ ID NO: 35) CV 49TRB: CASSEGIGQNQETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 36) clonotype25398TRA: CAASNYGQNFVF; (SEQ ID NO: 37) CV 169TRB: CASSPIAAYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 38) clonotype38510TRA: CAMRGFNTNAGKSTF; (SEQ ID NO: 39) CV 41TRB: CASTTGAAPYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 40) clonotype32216TRA: CAVVAPQTGANNLFF; (SEQ ID NO: 41) CV 81TRB: CASSTGAGSSYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 42) clonotype20081TRA: CAVSDGIQGAQKLVF(SEQ ID NO: 43) CV 64 clonotype38513TRA: CAMRPWNTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 44) CV 35TRB: CASSQEEAGGIDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 45) clonotype50229TRA: CALSLSGYALNF(SEQ ID NO: 46) CV 34 clonotype32221TRB: CASSLSRDTYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 47) CV 34 clonotype25402TRA: CATPAGGYNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 48) CV 399TRB: CASRGLSTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 49) clonotype20132TRA: CAMREVNTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 50) CV 23TRA: CAPLGAGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 51)TRB: CASSEALSGGAFGGELFF; (SEQ ID NO:  52)TRB: CASSPRDSAQSWYGYTF(SEQ ID NO:  53) clonotype32225TRA: CAENRLNYQLIW; (SEQ ID NO: 54) CV 43TRA: CAVYLNRDDKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 55) TRB: CASSRAGMGRTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 56)clonotype25399 TRA: CAMSPYSSASKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 57) CV 85TRB: CASSPSGLVQETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 58) clonotype20105TRA: CAESWAGGGADGLTF(SEQ ID NO: 59) CV 22 clonotype20072TRA: CAVRVAGGSYIPTF; (SEQ ID NO: 60) CV 159TRB: CASSLRVETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 61) clonotype25400TRA: CAYFPQGGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 62) CV 159TRB: CASSPWGGSNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 63) clonotype32217TRA: CALLNTNAGKSTF; (SEQ ID NO: 64) CV 50TRB: CSARVAGGVYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 65) clonotype32227TRB: CASSLAQGAAGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 66) CV 20 clonotype20198TRA: CAMREVNTGNQFYF(SEQ ID NO: 67) CV 16 clonotype32248TRA: CAMRETNQGGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 68) CV 18TRB: CASSYGDRGFPDEKLFF(SEQ ID NO:  69) clonotype50237TRA: CAASIVSDYKLSF; (SEQ ID NO: 70) CV 15TRB: CASSPGATGGSTNYGYTF(SEQ ID NO:  71) clonotype20171TRA: CAMREVNTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 72) CV 14TRA: CAPLGAGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 73) TRB: CASSPRDSAQSWYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 74) clonotype50248 TRA: CILRVDMRF; (SEQ ID NO: 75) CV 12TRB: CASSEALVVASQPNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 76) clonotype20186TRB: CASNRPGQGINEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 77) CV 11 clonotype32251TRB: CASSLAEGAYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 78) CV 11 clonotype25406TRA: CVVSAASNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 79) CV 101TRB: CASSLGYGLSTPDTQYF(SEQ ID NO:  80) clonotype50256TRA: CAVSAPLQGGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 12 81)TRB: CASSEFGTGFTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 82) clonotype50261TRA: CAVDSRGGATNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 83) CV 11TRB: CASSGGAATTNEKLFF(SEQ ID NO: 84) clonotype50253TRA: CAVTKGFGNVLHC; (SEQ ID NO: 85) CV 9TRB: CARTSGFYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 86) clonotype50292TRA: CAAILTGGGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 87) CV 9TRB: CASSPGQASGANVLTF(SEQ ID NO: 88) clonotype32253TRA: CAASARAQGGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 23 89)TRB: CASSHRTGVNEKLFF(SEQ ID NO: 90) clonotype38533TRA: CAAIFQGGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 91) CV 17TRB: CASSIVEAVAHNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 92) clonotype36501TRA: CAVQALNNDMRF; (SEQ ID NO: 93) CV 13 TRB: CASSYNHEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 94)clonotype20203 TRB: CASSEALSGGAFGGELFF(SEQ ID NO:  CV 8 95)elonotype50274 TRA: CAVSLWNTGNQFYF(SEQ ID NO: 96) CV 8 clonotype50309TRA: CAVSAYSSASKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 97) CV 8TRB: CASSQGSAPATGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 98) clonotype32223TRA: CAATQWNTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 99) CV 35TRB: CASSRPGQGSTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 100) clonotype32518TRA: CAAAGVYTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 101) CV 13TRA: CAAVRNNNNDMRF; (SEQ ID NO: 102) TRB: CASSQGGDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 103)clonotype38860 TRA: CAVNPFTSGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: 104) CV 8TRB: CASSQNSLGYTYEQYF(SEQ ID NO:  105) clonotype20225TRA: CAPLGAGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 106) CV 7TRB: CASSEALSGGAFGGELFF; (SEQ ID NO:  107)TRB: CASSPRDSAQSWYGYTF(SEQ ID NO:  108) clonotype20249TRA: CAMSAFGQGGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 7 109)TRB: CASSSNSGNTIYF(SEQ ID NO: 110) clonotype50252TRB: CSLSGTAATNYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 111) CV 7 clonotype50555TRA: CAVSLWNTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 112) CV 7TRB: CASSFPGQGYTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 113) clonotype32220TRA: CAVDSILTGGGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 71 114)TRB: CASSLGGSVWSPLHF(SEQ ID NO: 115) clonotype25474TRA: CAMRVLGGYQKVTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 45 116)TRB: CSATRLNADTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 117) clonotype32237TRA: CAVSDSGGGADGLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 19 118)TRB: CASSRAGFANYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 119) clonotype50287TRA: CAVDPILTGGGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 7 120)TRB: CASSFNRDTYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 121) clonotype50270TRA: CAPDNYGGSQGNLIF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 6 122)TRB: CASTGAEAATNEKLFF(SEQ ID NO:  123) clonotype50442TRA: CAPDNYGGSQGNLIF(SEQ ID NO: 124) CV 6 clonotype20383TRA: CAGPHASGGSYIPTF; (SEQ ID NO: 125) CV 9TRB: CASSQRDPYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 126) clonotype20072TRA: CAVRVAGGSYIPTF; (SEQ ID NO: 127) CV 159TRB: CASSLRVETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 128) clonotype25398TRA: CAASNYGQNFVF; (SEQ ID NO: 129) CV 169TRB: CASSPIAAYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 130) clonotype25402TRA: CATPAGGYNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 131) CV 399TRB: CASRGLSTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 132) clonotype25400TRA: CAYFPQGGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 133) CV 159TRB: CASSPWGGSNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 134) clonotype32211TRA: CAVDPILTGGGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 1871 135)TRB: CASSLSRDTYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 136) clonotype25399TRA: CAMSPYSSASKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 137) CV 85TRB: CASSPSGLVQETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 138) clonotype20067TRA: CAMREVNTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 139) CV 1714TRB: CASSPRDSAQSWYGYTF(SEQ ID NO:  140) clonotype20069TRA: CAPLGAGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 141) CV 670TRB: CASSEALSGGAFGGELFF(SEQ ID NO:  142) clonotype32213TRA: CAVEDRDGGATNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 99 143)TRB: CASSLAQGAAGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 144) clonotype32217TRA: CALLNTNAGKSTF; (SEQ ID NO: 145) CV 50TRB: CSARVAGGVYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 146) clonotype20070TRA: CAESWAGGGADGLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 622 147)TRB: CASNRPGQGINEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 148) clonotype25406TRA: CVVSAASNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 149) CV 101TRB: CASSLGYGLSTPDTQYF(SEQ ID NO:  150) clonotype20068TRA: CAVSDGIQGAQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 1175 151)TRB: CSVDQGLNYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 152) clonotype25395TRA: CAMSDILTGGGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 125 153)TRB: CASSQVDRTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 154) clonotype32237TRA: CAVSDSGGGADGLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 155) CV 19TRB: CASSRAGFANYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 156) clonotype20182TRA: CAVTSGAGSYQLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 157) CV 19TRB: CASSYSLSSYNSPLHF(SEQ ID NO: 158) clonotype25474TRA: CAMRVLGGYQKVTF; (SEQ ID NO: 159) CV 45TRB: CSATRLNADTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 160) clonotype39213TRA: CAVNPQGGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 161) CV 240TRB: CSATSQGFSNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 162) clonotype50222TRA: CAVDPILTGGGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 155 163)TRB: CSLSGTAATNYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 164) clonotype38529TRA: CVVSEPNYGQNFVF; (SEQ ID NO: 165) CV 14TRB: CASSLRTGGTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 166) clonotype38690TRA: CAFIRAGNMLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 167) CV 382TRB: CASSADRDLEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 168) clonotype48823TRA: CAVPGSQGGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 158 169)TRB: CASNQAEAGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 170) clonotype36501TRA: CAVQALNNDMRF; (SEQ ID NO: 171) CV 13TRB: CASSYNHEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 172) clonotype20433TRA: CAVRVAGGSYIPTF; (SEQ ID NO: 173) CV 6TRB: CASSLRVETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 174) clonotype50223TRA: CALSSPNFGNEKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 175) CV 118TRA: CAVDSRGGATNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO:  176)TRB: CASSGGAATTNEKLFF(SEQ ID NO:  177) clonotype32215TRA: CAENRLNYQLIW; (SEQ ID NO: 178) CV 75TRB: CASSRAGMGRTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 179) clonotype32227TRB: CASSLAQGAAGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 180) CV 20 clonotype32518TRA: CAAAGVYTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 181) CV 13TRA: CAAVRNNNNDMRF; (SEQ ID NO: 182) TRB: CASSQGGDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 183)clonotype26177 TRB: CASSPWGGSNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 184) CV 7 clonotype20074TRB: CSVDQGLNYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 185) CV 63 clonotype38634TRA: CAVEDGYGGATNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 25 186)TRB: CASSLALGMGGETQYF(SEQ ID NO:  187) clonotype38848TRA: CALSRNSGGSNYKLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 19 188)TRB: CASRTGLRSGTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 189) clonotype36505TRA: CAVQALNNDMRF; (SEQ ID NO: 190) CV 8TRB: CASSRPRVEQGKYEQYF; (SEQ ID NO:  191)TRB: CASSYNHEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 192) clonotype25702TRA: CAMSTYSSASKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 193) CV 7TRB: CASSPSGLAYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 194) clonotype20275TRB: CASSLRVETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 195) CV 5 clonotype38987TRA: CAVSAPNYGQNFVF; (SEQ ID NO: 196) CV 5TRB: CASRPGTGGNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 197) clonotype20684TRA: CAVREAGGSYIPTF; (SEQ ID NO: 198) CV 4TRB: CASSLRVETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 199) clonotype32511TRB: CSARVAGGVYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 200) CV 3 clonotype39198TRA: CAASSHSGAGSYQLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 369 201)TRB: CASSLVTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 202) clonotype30274TRA: CAFTQEAGNTPLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 203) CV 77TRB: CASRRGSPTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 204) clonotype50228TRA: CALSLSGYALNF; (SEQ ID NO: 205) CV 49TRB: CASSEGIGQNQETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 206) clonotype32225TRA: CAENRLNYQLIW; (SEQ ID NO: 207) CV 43TRA: CAVYLNRDDKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 208)TRB: CASSRAGMGRTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 209) clonotype38510TRA: CAMRGENTNAGKSTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 41 210)TRB: CASTTGAAPYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 211) clonotype40376TRA: CAVSDLYGGATNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 22 212)TRB: CASSDGLAGYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 213) clonotype38781TRA: CVVNMGTSYDKVIF; (SEQ ID NO: 214) CV 18TRB: CASSLASYDNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 215) clonotype20462TRA: CVVSDQGNAGKSTF; (SEQ ID NO: 216) CV 15TRB: CSASHLKETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 217) clonotype50261TRA: CAVDSRGGATNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 11 218)TRB: CASSGGAATTNEKLFF(SEQ ID NO:  219) clonotype48858TRB: CSATSQGFSNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 220) CV 8 clonotype20706TRA: CALSDPGGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: 221) CV 7TRB: CASSPGGGNTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 222) clonotype32913TRA: CAVGRGSTLGRLYF; (SEQ ID NO: 223) CV 6TRB: CASSGDSRGGYNNEQFF(SEQ ID NO:  224) clonotype25918TRA: CAARSLYNFNKFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 225) CV 6TRB: CASSQDGGSGWETQYF(SEQ ID NO:  226) clonotype26248TRA: CAVGVNNNDMRF; (SEQ ID NO: 227) CV 6TRB: CSVPGPYYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 228) clonotype25647TRA: CAASEVKVTSGSRLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 4 229)TRB: CASSFGGLATQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 230) clonotype50406TRA: CAYKTSYDKVIF; (SEQ ID NO: 231) CV 3TRB: CASSIEGTVSFYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 232) clonotype29234TRA: CAMTSYSSASKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 233) CV 2TRB: CASSPNGAYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 234) clonotype36123TRA: CASLVEYGNKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 235) CV 2TRA: CATNTDKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 236) TRB: CASRQGLDDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 237)clonotype41193 TRA: CVVTYSGGYQKVTF; (SEQ ID NO: 238) CV 2TRB: CASSPTGDDGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 239)

As referred to herein, Table 7 depicts as follows:

TABLE 7 Virus- Clone Clonotype ID CD R3 Amino Acid Sequences reactivitySize clonotype57836 TRA: CAMKDSGYSTLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 240) CV 30TRB: CASSFEGGDTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 241) clonotype57835TRA: CALSDLIGTASKLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 26 242)TRB: CSARAGARNTGELFF(SEQ ID NO:  243) clonotype57833TRA: CAASRVEAGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: CV 21 244)TRB: CSVEDGQWDTGELFF(SEQ ID NO:  245) clonotype57837TRA: CAMSQNRDDKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: CV 21 246)TRB: CASRYRGRENTEAFF(SEQ ID NO:  247) clonotype57839TRA: CILRDRTGANNLFF; (SEQ ID NO: CV 18 248) TRB: CSARGTGGRNTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 249) clonotype57840TRA: CALSVFVDDMRF; (SEQ ID NO: 250) CV 18TRB: CASSYGGNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 251) clonotype57842TRA: CAMSAYASNYQLIW; (SEQ ID NO: 252)  CV 17TRB: CASSGGLALALQETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 253) clonotype57857TRA: CGTVRSNDYKLSF; (SEQ ID NO: 254) CV 15TRB: CASSEAGGTGDTHSNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 255) clonotype57859TRA: CAVISGYSTLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 256)  CV 15TRB: CASSFVSGGGTGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 257) clonotype57887TRA: CAASRDRLMF; (SEQ ID NO: 258) CV 15TRB: CASSLEGAEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 259) clonotypes7846TRA: CAVSTILSGGYNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 260) CV 14TRB: CASSPPSGGAYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 261) clonotype58345TRA: CAMSGNGNAGNMLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 262) CV 14TRB: CATSRDPGGTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 263) clonotype73522TRA: CASLGAGNMLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 264) CV 14TRB: CASSLPLGAGGRDEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 265) clonotype57841TRA: CAVQGAQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 266) CV 13TRB: CASSTGTYYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 267) clonotype57855TRA: CALSDYGGSQGNLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 268) CV 13TRB: CASSSGQGQTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 269) clonotype57843TRA: CALIIQGAQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 270) CV 12TRB: CASSSRTSGIFDTQYF(SEQ ID NO:  271) clonotype57856TRA: CAVQGGSQGNLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 272) CV 12TRB: CASSFIKNTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 273) clonotype73524TRA: CAVTGYAGNMLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 274) CV 12TRB: CAWSPGLGSYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 275) clonotype57853TRA: CALTASRGSNYKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 276) CV 12TRB: CASSQVGTRDTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 277) clonotype73523TRA: CAMRRGGAQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 278) CV 12TRB: CASSLEGQAGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 279) clonotype57854TRA: CAMRGNTGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 280) CV 11TRB: CASSGRTGANEKLFF(SEQ ID NO: 281) clonotype57861TRA: CAVPTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 282)  CV 11TRB: CASSAPGLPGNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 283) clonotype57866TRA: CAFWGQGAQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 11 284)TRB: CAISESPGQGNEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 285) clonotype57867TRA: CIATNSGGYQKVTF; (SEQ ID NO: 286) CV 11TRB: CATSRLTGATEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 287) clonotype57882TRA: CAASISNAGGTSYGKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 288) CV 11TRB: CASRAQGRETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 289) clonotype57885TRA: CAASGFGNVLHC; (SEQ ID NO: 290) CV 11TRB: CASSLGRGVSAGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 291) clonotype57888TRA: CAVRDSTGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 292) CV 11TRB: CASIFSSGGQYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 293) clonotype57939TRA: CALTSGSRLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 294) CV 11TRB: CATSDLGTGSRTGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 295) clonotype57868TRA: CALSGNTPLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 296) CV 10 TRB: CASSQDSQRGNIQYF(SEQ ID NO:297) clonotype57895 TRA: CIVRSITSGTYKYIF(SEQ ID NO: 298) CV 10clonotype57919 TRA: CAAFSGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: 299) CV 10TRB: CATLFKAPYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 300) clonotype73526TRA: CAVERDDKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 301) CV 10TRB: CASSLDRGRDEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 302) clonotype57844TRA: CAVNGYSSASKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 303) CV 9TRB: CSARERDDSPLHF(SEQ ID NO: 304) clonotype57870TRA: CAVLMNTGFQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 305) CV 9TRB: CASSGPGATNEKLFF(SEQ ID NO: 306) clonotype57871TRA: CAMKDSGYSTLTF(SEQ ID NO: 307) CV 9 clonotype57880TRA: CAARAPGRRALTF; (SEQ ID NO: 308) CV 9TRA: CAVGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 309) TRB: CASSQEGPSNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 310)clonotype57894 TRA: CAVRTGGSYIPTF; (SEQ ID NO: 311) CV 9TRB: CAWSSGHTGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 312) clonotype57924TRA: CATVPTTSGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: 313) CV 9TRB: CASSLLTGWAFF(SEQ ID NO: 314) clonotype57947TRA: CAEKGGNNRLAF; (SEQ ID NO: 315) CV 9TRB: CASSVDRDYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 316) clonotype57998TRA: CALLNTGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 317) CV 9 TRB: CAWSELGQGRGANVLTF(SEQ IDNO: 318) clonotype58510 TRA: CAMREYSSASKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 319) CV 9TRB: CASNDRREEAKNIQYF(SEQ ID NO: 320) clonotype73525TRA: CALSDRAGGTSYGKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 321) CV 9TRB: CASSHGTDNSPLHF(SEQ ID NO: 322) clonotype57848TRA: CAQRGFGNEKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 323) CV 8TRB: CASSSGIGGTSYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 324) clonotype57852TRA: CILSPVYSGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: 325) CV 8TRB: CSARKLAASSYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 326) clonotypes7862TRA: CALQEAGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 327) CV 8TRB: CATSRGDLLVNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 328) clonotype57879TRA: CAVRDTGFQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 329) CV 8TRB: CASSVTRYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 330) clonotype57891TRA: CVVTDLGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: 331)  CV 8TRB: CAISEGVWTGDTEAFF (SEQ ID NO: 332) clonotype57892TRA: CAVFSGNTGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 333) CV 8TRB: CASSFVENTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 334) clonotype57912TRA: CAAPFSSGSARQLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 335)  CV 8TRB: CASGGGTSNFRTYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 336) clonotype57918TRA: CASLTSGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: 337)  CV 8TRA: CAVDILTGGGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 338)TRB: CASSETDSVNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 339) clonotype57936TRA: CAPLRMGRLYF; (SEQ ID NO: 340) CV 8 TRB: CASSLMTLGNTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 341) clonotype57948 TRA: CATDARNYQLIW; (SEQ ID NO: 342) CV 8TRB: CASSDTGLAGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 343) clonotype58058TRA: CALTDRGTNAGKSTF; (SEQ ID NO: 344) CV 8TRB: CASSQDPQRGGGADTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 345) clonotype58340TRA: CAEPSTGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 346) CV 8TRA: CAESKTVTGGGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 347)TRB: CASSSSGGERRAFF(SEQ ID NO: 348) clonotype58428TRA: CALSDLGNEKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 349) CV 8TRA: CSYQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 350) TRB: CASSLGGLAGGEQFF(SEQ ID NO:  351)clonotype62044 TRA: CAMREGRDDKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 352) CV 8TRB: CASSLTLARTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 353) clonotype73527TRA: CAENGPRVNTGFQKLVF; (SEQ ID CV 8 NO: 354)TRB: CASMKQTMNTEAFF(SEQ ID NO:  355) clonotype73528TRA: CALRAPNARLMF; (SEQ ID NO: 356) CV 8TRB: CASSFGQGSSEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 357) clonotype57849TRA: CAPVGGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: 358) CV 7TRB: CASSPTGRGEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 359) clonotype57864TRA: CACFGAGSYQLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 360) CV 7TRB: CASSYTRTSNSPLHF(SEQ ID NO: 361) clonotype57872TRA: CALRDNYGQNFVF; (SEQ ID NO: 362)  CV 7TRA: CAVRSYGGSQGNLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 363) TRB: CASSALGGGTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 364) clonotype57876 TRA: CALSSRAGGTSYGKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 365) CV 7TRA: CAVRINTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 366) TRB: CATSDSQVAGSSYNEQFF(SEQ IDNO: 367) clonotype57881 TRA: CAVPNQAGTALIF; (SEQ ID NO: 368) CV 7TRB: CASSFRTGDQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 369) clonotype57883TRA: CAVQTSGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: 370) CV 7TRB: CASSLVGGAAEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 371) clonotype57897TRA: CAVNFLSNNAGNMLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 372) CV 7TRB: CASARYEETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 373) clonotype57931TRA: CAVESSGGSNYKLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 7 374)TRB: CSARDLSYTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 375) clonotype57940TRA: CAFMKPVGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 7 376)TRB: CSASGGDVDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 377) clonotype57966TRA: CVVSAGTGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 378) CV 7TRB: CASSLGPEMGGHNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 379) clonotype57978TRA: CAVRGLSGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: 380) CV 7TRB: CASSLGTGHHEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 381) clonotype58037TRA: CAFMTAFNNDMRF; (SEQ ID NO: 382) CV 7 TRB: CASSSGQGTSGGHNEQFF(SEQ IDNO: 383) clonotype58052 TRA: CGTEAAGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 384) CV 7TRB: CASSLLQGSSYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO:  385) clonotype58065TRA: CAVNAPSSASKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 386) CV 7TRB: CASSPGHRGVNVAKNIQYF(SEQ ID NO: 387) clonotype58147TRA: CATVETQGGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 7 388)TRB: CASSLTPGYGEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 389) clonotype58331TRA: CAGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 390) CV 7 TRA: CALSDENSGGSNYKLTF; (SEQ IDNO: 391) TRB: CSARGDSNEKLFF(SEQ ID NO: 392) clonotype58367TRA: CARWSSARQLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 393) CV 7TRA: CAVYSSASKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 394) TRB: CASSLGLAGTYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 395) clonotype64911 TRA: CALSGGYGQNFVF; (SEQ ID NO: 396) CV 7TRB: CASSLAGTSTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO:  397) clonotype57903TRA: CAVEAIQGAQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 7 398)TRB: CASSEWGEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 399) clonotype57858TRA: CAERDTGRRALTF(SEQ ID NO: 400) CV 6 clonotype57860TRA: CVVSARNSGYALNF; (SEQ ID NO: 401) CV 6TRB: CASSFGQGPYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 402) clonotype57869TRA: CAKPRGRGTMEYGNKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 403) CV 6TRA: CAVNLRKTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO:  404) TRB: CASSLGETQYF (SEQ ID NO: 405)clonotype57886 TRA: CAVSDQGGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 406) CV 6TRB: CASSEAPRFGNTIYF(SEQ ID NO: 407) clonotype57889TRA: CAVRRYSGGGADGLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 408) CV 6TRB: CSAGALQGATNEKLFF(SEQ ID NO: 409) clonotype57890TRA: CAGGYQKVTF; (SEQ ID NO: 410) CV 6 TRB: CASSTLAGVSYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO:411) clonotype57898 TRA: CAARISSGSARQLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 412) CV 6TRB: CASSATYNEQFF (SEQ ID NO: 413) clonotype57909TRA: CVVNQGGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 414) CV 6TRB: CSGAAGGYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 415) clonotype57913TRA: CAMRARSNAGGTSYGKLTF; (SEQ ID CV 6 NO: 416)TRA: CIVRGRDQTGANNLFF; (SEQ ID NO:  417)TRB: CASSELGRDDEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 418) clonotype57916TRA: CALRGNRDDKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 419) CV 6TRA: CAMKKDSNYQLIW; (SEQ ID NO: 420) TRB: CAISGAETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 421)clonotype57925 TRA: CAVRALTSGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 6 422)TRB: CASSGGGGVSEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 423) clonotype57944TRA: CAGATSGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: 424) CV 6TRB: CASSLSPGTFYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 425) clonotype57945TRA: CAVSPSGNTPLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 426) CV 6TRB: CASSLTQGDGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 427) clonotype57996TRA: CAVRHGDDKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 428) CV 6TRB: CASWTGTQETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 429) clonotype58012TRA: CAASKGSDGQKLLF; (SEQ ID NO: 430) CV 6TRB: CSARITLGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 431) clonotype58051TRA: CAASISNAGGTSYGKLTF(SEQ ID CV 6 NO: 432) clonotype58214TRA: CAVRGSGGSNYKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 433) CV 6TRB: CASSLVQSGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 434) clonotype58253TRA: CAETGGGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 435) CV 6TRB: CASSSGTANEKLFF(SEQ ID NO: 436) clonotype58374TRA: CAASSQAGTALIF; (SEQ ID NO: 437)  CV 6TRB: CASSIRSAGAGDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 438) clonotype58533TRA: CALSYLNQAGTALIF; (SEQ ID NO: 439) CV 6TRB: CASSQDLVDREQYF(SEQ ID NO: 440) clonotype58535TRA: CAAARDTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 441) CV 6TRB: CASGGSWSKNIQYF(SEQ ID NO: 442) clonotype58689TRA: CAANTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 443) CV 6 TRB: CASRWGLHQETQYF(SEQ ID NO:444) clonotype59145 TRA: CAPRGLGGGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 445) CV 6TRB: CASSTPHRGDGVNTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 446) clonotype60461TRA: CAAFLYF; (SEQ ID NO: 447) CV 6 TRB: CASSASTGGIGYTF (SEQ ID NO: 448)clonotype61158 TRA: CAVGVSGGGADGLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 449) CV 6TRB: CASSLDRNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 450) clonotype62111TRA: CAVSNAGNNRKLIW; (SEQ ID NO: 451) CV 6TRB: CASSYWGGGNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO:  452) clonotype62791TRA: CAVGGRSGGYNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 453) CV 6TRB: CASSLAQTGSGNTIYF(SEQ ID NO: 454) clonotype72074TRA: CLVGDHSGNTPLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 455) CV 6TRB: CSARAEGEGRYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 456) clonotype73529TRA: CVVSSGSGSARQLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 457) CV 6TRB: CASSLIGQGLRETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 458) clonotype73530TRA: CAASRGNNRLAF; (SEQ ID NO: 459) CV 6TRA: CAVSDGPGGYNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 460)TRB: CASSGGHNTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 461) clonotype73531TRA: CAVPGFGNEKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 462) CV 6TRB: CAISGGERGSYEQYF(SEQ ID NO:  463) clonotype73533TRA: CAVGPGGYQKVTF; (SEQ ID NO: 464) CV 6TRB: CASSLARRDREQFF(SEQ ID NO: 465) clonotype73534TRA: CVVALLSGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 466) CV 6TRB: CASSLWDSSYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 467) clonotype73535TRA: CAVDKVGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 468) CV 6TRB: CSAGGGINEKLFF(SEQ ID NO: 469) clonotype23651TRA: CAGPGNDMRF; (SEQ ID NO: 470) CV 310TRB: CASSYSRSSGTNTEAFF(SEQ ID NO:  471) clonotype57865TRA: CAVGRDKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 472) CV 8 TRB: CAISENGGGGQGTEAFF(SEQ ID NO:473) clonotype58062 TRA: CAVSDRGSTLGRLYF; (SEQ ID NO: 474) CV 6TRB: CATSREEVLLRNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 475) clonotype62630TRA: CALSGGVSNFGNEKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 476) CV 6TRA: CAVLEGRDKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 477) TRB: CATAPGAGVGGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 478)clonotype55171 TRA: CAVPSISSGSARQLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 479) CV 3TRB: CASRPSDRYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 480) clonotype57875TRA: CAGDGSSNTGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 481) CV 3TRB: CASSGTSRRQFF(SEQ ID NO: 482) clonotype57878TRA: CAFREYGNKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 483) CV 5TRB: CASSTGTLFTGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 484) clonotype57884TRA: CAVFNTDKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 485) CV 5 TRB: CAWTGAGTYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 486) clonotype57893 TRA: CAARGFGAGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 487) CV 5TRA: CAGTSGTYKYIF; (SEQ ID NO: 488) TRB: CASSSGQSYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 489)clonotype57900 TRA: CAVSVSGGGADGLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 490) CV 5TRB: CASSLDRVGTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 491) clonotype57905TRA: CAMSGGYNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 492)  CV 5TRA: CVVSRSGGYQKVTF; (SEQ ID NO: 493)TRB: CSVAGLSGTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 494) clonotype57906TRA: CALKALGSYIPTF; (SEQ ID NO: 495) CV 5TRB: CASSPDSGANVLTF(SEQ ID NO: 496) clonotype57907TRA: CALSAIGSGGSNYKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 497) CV 5TRB: CASSQGPVGTGGTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 498) clonotype57917TRA: CALEVGSNTGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 499) CV 5TRB: CASSYSATGVVYTGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 500) clonotype57920TRA: CLVGGPDSGAGSYQLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 501) CV 5TRB: CASSGRRVDTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 502) clonotype57923TRA: CAASIFGNEKLTF(SEQ ID NO: 503) CV 3 clonotype57926TRA: CAVEVVSGGSYIPTF; (SEQ ID NO: 504) CV 5TRB: CASSFGSGRVHEQFF(SEQ ID NO:  505) clonotype57929TRA: CAVSSYLTDKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 506) CV inTRB: CATSDQTGVRTF(SEQ ID NO: 507) clonotype57935TRA: CAASIFGNEKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 508) CV 5TRB: CASSRQVRYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 509) clonotype57942TRA: CAMREGYQGAQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 510)  CV 5TRB: CASSFSSRQALMDEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 511) clonotype57954TRA: CAYRSDNQGGKLIF(SEQ ID NO: 512); CV 5TRB: CAISDRDRGRGFF(SEQ ID NO: 513) clonotype57962TRA: CAPWGESSYKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 514) CV 5TRB: CAWSASWETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 515) clonotype57973TRA: CAASGAGSYQLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 516) CV 5TRB: CSARDRNSNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 517) clonotype57994TRA: CAVEQGGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 518) CV 5TRB: CASSRDLFYSGANVLTF(SEQ ID NO:  519) clonotype57999TRA: CAMREGLDNQGGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 5 520)TRB: CSARESNRAAVGYTF(SEQ ID NO:  521) clonotype58020TRA: CATVPYGNNRLAF; (SEQ ID NO: 522) CV 5TRB: CASRSSNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 523) clonotype58024TRA: CAASTGGGSNYKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 524) CV 5TRB: CASSLGSPLHF(SEQ ID NO: 525) clonotype58027TRA: CAAAYSGGGADGLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 526) CV 5TRB: CASSLDSTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 527) clonotype58039TRA: CAVDTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 528) CV 3TRB: CSARPAGRDEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 529) clonotype58053TRA: CAFGLYAGGTSYGKLTF; (SEQ ID CV 5 NO: 530)TRB: CASSSRPGDEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 531) clonotype58054TRA: CIVRFGSSNTGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 532)  CV 3TRB: CASSPGAPSGGETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 533) clonotype58057TRA: CAGNSRDDKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 534) CV 5TRB: CSARKAGGYQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 535) clonotype58060TRA: CILISNFGNEKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 536)  CV 5TRB: CASSQVMTHNTGELFF(SEQ ID NO: 537) clonotype58071TRA: CATDGNNDMRF; (SEQ ID NO: 538) CV 5TRB: CASSLGGVSLAQYF(SEQ ID NO: 539) clonotype58115TRA: CAASPWGNARLMF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 5 540)TRA: CAASREGNNARLMF; (SEQ ID NO:  541)TRB: CASSPFGENIQYF(SEQ ID NO: 542) clonotype58169TRA: CAAAYARLMF; (SEQ ID NO: 543) CV 5 TRB: CASSPDGSSYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO:544) clonotype58218 TRA: CVVRGGGYNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 545) CV 5TRB: CASSPMAGSYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 546) clonotype58251TRA: CALSGGDSSYKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 547) CV 5TRB: CASSFWFHEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 548) clonotype58280TRB: CASSLPGGRSTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO:  CV 3 549) clonotype58303TRA: CILNSGGGADGLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 550)  CV 5TRB: CASSKGQVLADTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 551) clonotype58323TRA: CVVSDRSGGSYIPTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 3 552)TRB: CASSLGLAGAGELFF(SEQ ID NO:  553) clonotype58349TRA: CTENRGSGGYQKVTF; (SEQ ID NO: 554) CV 5TRB: CASSASQGLREKLFF(SEQ ID NO: 555) clonotype58355TRA: CAFLERNTGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 556) CV 3TRB: CASSLVTGAEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 557) clonotype58377TRA: CVVNGGGTSYGKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 558) CV 5TRB: CATSRGQGRGTYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 559) clonotype58400TRA: CAATPNSGGSNYKLTF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 3 560)TRA: CAFGGQGNLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 561) TRB: CASSLASTIAYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 562)clonotype58478 TRA: CAVQELFSGGYNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 563) CV 5TRB: CASSGPSGGAQETQYF(SEQ ID NO: 564) clonotype58485TRA: CAGEPLGNTGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 565) CV 5TRA: CVGGGTSYGKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 566) TRB: CASSSPGKTSGDEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 567) clonotype58487 TRA: CGASAGGTSYGKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 568) CV 5TRB: CSARGKSGAFF(SEQ ID NO: 569) clonotype58498TRA: CLYSGGYNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 570) CV 3TRB: CASNWGRINSPLHF(SEQ ID NO: 571) clonotype58847TRA: CAVPPYTGTASKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 572) CV 5TRB: CASSLGTGVGGSPLHF(SEQ ID NO: 573) clonotype59208TRA: CVVNTGFQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 574) CV 3TRB: CAISELQENTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 575) clonotype59374TRA: CAVQAGRNTDKLIF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 5 576)TRB: CASSVGTYGGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 577) clonotype60777TRA: CAGKGNQGGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 578) CV 3TRB: CASSPQGHGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 579) clonotype61418TRA: CAVISGYSTLTF(SEQ ID NO: 580) CV 3 clonotype61484TRA: CAMRENTGGFKTIF; (SEQ ID NO: 581) CV 5TRB: CSARDLHRGAGNQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 582) clonotype63292TRA: CVVSLNSGYSTLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 583) CV 3TRB: CASSLPKNIQYF; (SEQ ID NO: 584) TRB: CASSSGGEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 585)clonotype64366 TRA: CAVEEGSNYQLIW; (SEQ ID NO: 586) CV 5TRB: CASSEKGNYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 587) clonotype64660TRA: CAMSPKLGYALNF; (SEQ ID NO: 588) CV 3TRB: CASSLGQGPSANEKLFF(SEQ ID NO:  589) clonotype65111TRA: CARGVDTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 590) CV 3TRA: CIVRAGSSNTGKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 591)TRB: CASSYSRGRSPLHF(SEQ ID NO: 592) clonotype65268TRA: CATDGWEGQNFVF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 3 593)TRB: CASSLQGGTDTQYF(SEQ ID NO: 594) clonotype65740TRA: CIVRPTGNQFYF; (SEQ ID NO: 595) CV 3TRB: CASSNGGQDGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 596) clonotype66085TRA: CAVSRRGFQKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 597) CV 5TRB: CAWVSDNTEAFF(SEQ ID NO: 598) clonotype73532TRA: CAFMRNYGGATNKLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 599) CV 5TRB: CAIRGGGTGSPLHF(SEQ ID NO: 600) clonotype73536TRA: CATGPQGGSEKLVF; (SEQ ID NO: 601) CV 5TRB: CSAAPGTGYQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 602) clonotype73538TRA: CALSEALTGGGNKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 603) CV 3TRB: CASSFGQASYEQYF(SEQ ID NO: 604) clonotype73539TRA: CALPPRGSTLGRLYF; (SEQ ID NO: 605) CV 5TRB: CASSMRRQPQHF(SEQ ID NO: 606) clonotype73540TRA: CALSEGYSSASKIIF; (SEQ ID NO: 607) CV 5TRB: CASRGVVGEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 608) clonotype73541TRA: CAATGGSQGNLIF; (SEQ ID NO: 609) CV 5TRB: CASSLAWGQSSYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 610) clonotype73542TRA: CAVEDLGSGYSTLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 611) CV 3TRB: CASSNTLGPGGYGYTF(SEQ ID NO: 612) clonotype73544TRA: CAVMPGTSYGKLTF; (SEQ ID NO: 613)  CV 5TRB: CASGRTSGGAVTIEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 614) clonotype73545TRA: CAGRRTGGGADGETF; (SEQ ID NO:  CV 5 615)TRB: CAITSGGSYNEQFF(SEQ ID NO: 616)

The following Examples depict certain aspects and embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Example 1: CD4⁺ T Cell Responses in COVID-19 Illness

To capture CD4⁺ T cells responding to SARS-CoV-2 in patients withCOVID-19 illness, the inventors employed the antigen-reactive T cellenrichment (ARTE) assay (Bacher et al., 2016; Bacher et al., 2019;Bacher et al., 2013) that relies on in vitro stimulation of peripheralblood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) for 6 hours with overlapping peptidepools targeting the immunogenic domains of the spike and membraneprotein of SARS-CoV-2 (see Star Methods (Braun et al., 2020; Thieme etal., 2020)). Following in vitro stimulation, SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺memory T cells were isolated based on the expression of cell surfacemarkers (CD154 and CD69) that reflect recent engagement of the T cellreceptor (TCR) by cognate MHC-peptide complexes (FIG. 2A). In thecontext of acute COVID-19 illness, CD4⁺ T cells expressing activationmarkers have been reported in the blood (Braun et al., 2020; Thevarajanet al., 2020); such CD4⁺ T cells, presumably activated in vivo byendogenous SARS-CoV-2 viral antigens, were also captured during the ARTEassay, thereby enabling us to study a comprehensive array of CD4⁺ T cellsubsets responding to SARS-CoV-2. The inventors sorted >200,000SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺ T cells from >1.3 billion PBMCs isolated from atotal of 30 patients with COVID-19 illness (21 hospitalized patientswith severe illness, 9 of whom required ICU treatment, and 9non-hospitalized subjects with relatively milder disease, FIGS. 1A and1B). In addition to expressing CD154 and CD69, sortedSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺ T cells co-expressed other activation-relatedcell surface markers like CD38, CD137 (4-1BB), CD279 (PD-1) and HLA-DR(FIGS. 1C and 2B).

Recent evidence from studies in non-exposed individuals (blood sampleobtained pre-COVID-19 pandemic) indicates that pre-existing humancoronavirus (HCoV)-reactive CD4⁺ T cells can cross-react with SARS-CoV-2antigens, and such cross-reactive cells are observed in up to 50% of thesubjects studied (Braun et al., 2020; Grifoni et al., 2020). To capturesuch cross-reactive CD4⁺ T cells, likely to be human coronavirus(HCoV)-reactive, the inventors screened healthy non-exposed subjects andisolated CD4⁺ T cells responding to SARS-CoV-2 peptide pools from 4subjects with highest responder frequency (FIGS. 1A and 2C). Next, fordefining the CD4⁺ T cell subsets and their properties that distinguishSARS-CoV-2-reactive cells from other common respiratory virus-reactiveCD4⁺ T cells, the inventors isolated CD4⁺ T cells responding to peptidepools specific to influenza (FLU) hemagglutinin protein (FLU-reactivecells, see Star Methods) from 8 additional healthy subjects who providedblood samples before and/or after influenza vaccination (FIGS. 1A and2D). CD4⁺ T cells responding to peptide pools specific to other commonrespiratory viruses like human parainfluenza (HPIV) and humanmetapneumovirus (HMPV) were also isolated from healthy subjects (FIG.2C). In total, the inventors interrogated the transcriptome and T cellsreceptor (TCR) sequence of >100,000 viral-reactive CD4⁺ T cells from 43subjects (FIGS. 1A, 4A, and 4B).

Example 2: SARS-CoV-2-Reactive CD4⁺ T Cells are Enriched for T_(FH)Cells and CD4-CTLs

Analysis of the single-cell transcriptomes of all viral-reactive CD4⁺ Tcells from all subjects revealed 13 CD4⁺ T cell subsets that clustereddistinctly (each corresponding to the respective Tables 0-7), reflectingtheir unique transcriptional profiles (FIGS. 3A-D). Strikingly, a numberof clusters were dominated by cells reactive to specific viruses (FIGS.3B and 4C). For example, the vast majority of cells in clusters 1 and 10were FLU-reactive (>75%), whereas cells in clusters 0,4,6,7 and 12mainly consisted of SARS-CoV-2 reactive CD4⁺ T cells (>75%) fromCOVID-19 patients (FIGS. 3B and 4C). Conversely, cells in clusters (3, 5and 11) were not preferentially enriched for any given virus (FIGS. 3Band 4C). These findings provide that distinct viral infections generateCD4⁺ T cell subsets with distinct transcriptional programs. This datahighlights substantial heterogeneity in the nature of CD4⁺ T cellsgenerated in response to different viral infections on the one hand andshared features on the other.

The clusters enriched for FLU-reactive CD4⁺ T cells (clusters 1 and 10)displayed features suggestive of polyfunctional T_(H)1 cells which havebeen associated with protective anti-viral immune responses (Seder etal., 2008). Such features include the expression of transcripts encodingfor the canonical T_(H)1 transcription factor T-bet, cytokines linked topolyfunctionality, IFN-□□□IL-2 and TNF, and several other cytokines andchemokines like IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A and CCL20 (FIGS. 3D, 3E, 4E and 4F).SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺ T cells were under-represented in theseclusters (cluster 1 and 10, <2%), when compared to FLU-reactive cells(>60%) or HMPV- and HPIV-reactive cells (˜15-20%) (FIG. 4C).Furthermore, SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺ T cells in cluster 1 expressedsignificantly lower levels of IFNG and IL2 transcripts when compared toFLU-reactive cells, which together suggested a failure to generaterobust polyfunctional T_(H)1 cells in SARS-CoV-2 infection. A similarpattern was also observed in SARS-CoV2-peptide cross-reactive CD4⁺ Tcells from healthy non-exposed subjects (FIGS. 3B and 4C) but not forHPIV- or HMPV-reactive CD4⁺ T cells, suggesting the defect in generatingpolyfunctional T_(H)1 cells may be a common feature for coronaviruses.

Other clusters that were relatively depleted of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺T cells included clusters 9 and 2, which were both enriched for T_(H)17signature genes, with cluster 9 highly enriched for cells expressingIL17A and IL17F transcripts, thus representing bonafide T_(H)17 cells(FIGS. 3B-F and 4C-E). T_(H)17 cells have been associated withprotective immune responses in certain models of viral infections(Acharya et al., 2017; Wang et al., 2011), however, in other contextsthey have been shown to promote viral disease pathogenesis (Ma et al.,2019).

Clusters that were evenly distributed across all viral-specific CD4⁺ Tcells include cluster 5 and 3. Cluster 5 displayed a transcriptionalprofile consistent with enrichment of interferon-response genes (IFIT3,IFI44L, ISG15, MX2, OAS1), and cluster 3 was enriched for CCR7, IL7R andTCF7 transcripts, likely representing central memory CD4⁺ T cell subset(FIGS. 3B-F and 4C-E).

Clusters 0, 6 and 7, which were colocalized in UMAP plots were dominatedby SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺ T cells (FIG. 3B). Cells in these clusterswere uniformly enriched for transcripts encoding for cytokines, surfacemarkers and transcriptional coactivators associated with T follicularhelper (T_(FH)) cell function (CXCL13, IL21, CD200, BTLA and POU2AF1)(Locci et al., 2013) (FIGS. 3B-F and 4C-E). Independent gene setenrichment analysis (GSEA) showed significant positive enrichment ofT_(FH) Signature genes in these clusters, confirming that cells in theseclusters represent circulating T_(FH) cells (FIG. 4G). Bonafide T_(FH)cell reside in the germinal center, however, T_(FH) cells have beendescribed in the blood where increased numbers have been reported inviral infections and following vaccinations (Bentebibel et al., 2013;Koutsakos et al., 2018; Smits et al., 2020). Accordingly, the inventorsfound an increase in the proportions of cells in the T_(FH) clustersfollowing flu-vaccination (FIG. 4C). The increase in circulatingSARS-CoV-2-reactive T_(FH) subsets observed in patients with COVID-19 istherefore consistent with published reports in acute infections.

Cluster 12, which expressed high levels of transcripts linked to cellcycle genes MKI67 and CDK1, also contained a large proportion ofSARS-CoV-2 reactive CD4⁺ T cells (FIGS. 3B-D), indicative of activelyproliferating cells responsive to SARS-CoV-2 antigens. Cluster 4, alsodominated by SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺ T cells, was characterized by highlevels of PRF1, GZMB, GZMH, GNLY and NKG7 transcripts, which encode formolecules linked to cytotoxicity (Patil et al., 2018) (FIGS. 3B-F and4C-E). GSEA analysis showed significant positive enrichment of cytotoxicsignature genes in clusters 4 and 8 (FIG. 4G), confirming these clustersrepresent cytotoxic CD4⁺ T cells (CD4-CTLs). Overall, the single-celltranscriptomic analysis revealed substantial differences in the natureof CD4⁺ T cell responses to viral infections and highlight subsets thatare specifically enriched or depleted in COVID-19 illness.

Example 3: SARS-CoV-2-Reactive CD4⁺ T Cell Subsets Associated withDisease Severity

The inventors next assessed if the proportions of SARS-CoV-2 reactiveCD4⁺ T cells in ay cluster were greater or lower in patients with severeCOVID-19 (n=21, requiring hospitalization) when compared to those withmilder disease (n=9, not needing hospitalization). Among the threeT_(FH) clusters (clusters 0,6 and 7), which consisted almost exclusivelyof CD4⁺ T cells reactive to SARS-CoV-2, the relative proportion of cellsin T_(FH) cluster 6 was greater in patients with severe disease comparedto mild disease (FIGS. 5A and 6A). Transcripts encoding fortranscription factors ZBED2 and ZBTB32 were enriched in the T_(FH)cluster 6 and were also expressed at significantly higher levels inpatients with severe disease (FIGS. 5B and S3B). ZBTB32, also known asPLZP that belongs to a BTB-ZF family of transcriptional repressors likePLZF, BCL6 and ThPOK, has been shown to play a role in impairinganti-viral immune responses by negatively regulating T cellproliferation, cytokine production and development of long-term memorycells (Piazza et al., 2004; Shin et al., 2017). ZBED2, a novel zincfinger transcription factor without a mouse orthologue, has been linkedto T cell dysfunction in the context of anti-tumor immune response (Liet al., 2019), and more recently shown to repress expression ofinterferon target genes (Somerville et al., 2020). In support ofpotential dysfunctional properties of the cells in the T_(FH) cluster 6,the inventors found increased expression of several transcripts linkedto inhibitory function, like TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3 and PD1 (Thommen andSchumacher, 2018), and to negative regulation of T cell activation andproliferation, like DUSP4 and CD70 (Huang et al., 2012; O'Neill et al.,2017) (FIGS. 5B and 6C). Moreover, T_(FH) cells in cluster 6 alsoexpressed high levels of cytotoxicity-associated transcripts (PRF1,GZMB) (FIGS. 5C and 6D), reminiscent of the recently described cytotoxicT_(FH) cells, which were shown to directly kill B cells and associatedwith the pathogenesis of recurrent tonsillitis in children (Dan et al.,2019). Together, these findings show that T_(FH) cells in cluster 6,which are increased in severe COVID-19 illness, displayed cytotoxicityfeatures that may impair humoral (B cell) immune responses.

While T cells with cytotoxic function predominantly consist ofconventional MHC class I-restricted CD8⁺ T cells, MHC classII-restricted CD4⁺ T cells with cytotoxic potential (CD4-CTLs) have beenreported in several viral infections in humans and are associated withbetter clinical outcomes (Cheroutre and Husain, 2013; Weiskopf et al.,2015a). Paradoxically, in SARS-CoV-2 infection, the inventors find thatcells in the CD4-CTL clusters (cluster 4 and 8) were present at higherfrequencies in hospitalized patients with severe disease compared tothose with milder disease, potentially contributing to disease severity,although the inventors observed substantial heterogeneity in responsesamong patients (FIG. 5A). Interrogation of the transcripts enriched inthe CD4-CTL subsets pointed to several interesting molecules andtranscription factors that are likely to play an important role in theirmaintenance and effector function. These include molecules like CD72 andGPR18 that are known to enhance T cell proliferation and maintenance ofmucosal T cell subsets, respectively (Jiang et al., 2017; Wang et al.,2014) (FIGS. 5D and 6E). Additional examples include transcriptionfactors HOPX and ZEB2 (FIGS. 5D and S3E) that have been shown topositively regulate effector differentiation, function, persistence andsurvival of T cells (Albrecht et al., 2010; Omilusik et al., 2015).Besides cytotoxicity-associated transcripts, the CD4-CTL subsets(cluster 4 and 8) were highly enriched for transcripts encoding for anumber of chemokines like CCL3 (also known as macrophage inflammatoryprotein (MIP)-1α), CCL4 (MIP-1β) and CCL5 (FIGS. 5E and 6F); thesechemokines play an important role in the recruitment of myeloid cells(neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages), NK cells and T cells expressingchemokine receptors CCR1, CCR3 and CCR5 (Hughes and Nibbs, 2018). TheCD4-CTL subset in cluster 4 also expressed high levels of transcriptsencoding for chemokines XCL1 and XCL2 (FIGS. 5E and 6G) thatspecifically recruit XCR1-expressing conventional type 1 dendritic cells(cDC1) to sites of immune responses where they play a key role inpromoting the CD8⁺ T cell responses by antigen cross-presentation (Leiand Takahama, 2012). Overall, the transcriptomic features ofSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4-CTLs show that they are likely to be morepersistent and play an important role in orchestrating immune responsesby recruiting innate immune cells to enhance CD8⁺ T cell responses,while also directly mediating cytotoxic death of MHC class II-expressingvirally-infected cells.

Example 4: Massive Clonal Expansion of CD4-CTLs

The recovery of paired T cell receptor (TCR) sequences from individualsingle cells enabled us to link transcriptome data to clonotypeinformation and evaluate the clonal relationship between different CD4⁺T cell subsets as well as determine the nature of subsets that displaygreatest clonal expansion. In SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalizedpatients were characterized by large clonal expansion of thevirus-reactive CD4⁺ T cells; in contrast, in non-hospitalized patients,less than 45% of TCRs recovered were clonally expanded (FIG. 8A). AmongSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺ T cells, CD4-CTL subsets (cluster 4 and 8)displayed the greatest clonal expansion (>75% of cells wereclonally-expanded), indicating preferential expansion and persistence ofCD4-CTLs in COVID-19 illness (FIG. 7A). Analysis of clonally-expandedSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺ T cells from COVID-19 patients showed extensivesharing of TCRs between cells in clusters 4 and 8, as well as those incluster 11 (FIG. 7B), which, notably, was enriched for the expression ofXCL1 and XCL2 transcripts and also for cytotoxicity-associatedtranscripts, albeit at lower levels compared to the established CD4-CTLclusters (FIGS. 5E and 6G). Thus, cells in cluster 11 are likely to bean intermediate transition population, a hypothesis supported bysingle-cell trajectory analysis that showed potential temporalconnection and transcriptional similarity between these subsets (FIG.7C).

Example 5: SARS-CoV2-Reactive T_(REG) are Reduced in Severe COVID-19Illness

In order to capture SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺ T cells that may notupregulate the activation markers (CD154 and CD69) after 6 hours of invitro stimulation with SARS-CoV-2 peptide pools, the inventorsstimulated PMBCs from the same cultures for a total of 24 hours (seeSTAR Methods) and captured cells based on co-expression of activationmarkers CD137 (4-1BB) and CD69, a strategy that allowed us toadditionally capture antigen-specific regulatory T cells (T_(REG))(Bacher et al., 2016)(FIGS. 7D-G and 8B). The analysis of a total of31,278 single-cell CD4⁺ T cell transcriptomes revealed 6 distinctclusters (FIGS. 7D-F). The T_(H) subset (cluster E) was detectable atrelatively lower frequencies in the 24-hour condition, though theyrepresented the major CD4⁺ T cell subsets in the 6-hour stimulationcondition (FIGS. 7D and 3A). Consistent with delayed kinetics ofactivation of central memory T cells (T_(CM) cells), the inventorsidentified a higher proportion of CD4⁺ T cells expressing transcriptslinked to central memory cells (CCR7, IL7R and TCF7) (cluster C) (FIGS.7D and 3A). The largest cluster (cluster A) was characterized by highexpression of FOXP3 transcripts, which encodes for the T_(REG) mastertranscription factor FOXP3 (FIGS. 7D-G). Independent GSEA analysisshowed significant positive enrichment of T_(REG) Signature genes inthese clusters, providing that cells in these clusters representedSARS-CoV-2-reactive T_(REG) cells (FIG. 7G, right). Notably, the T_(REG)cluster contained a relatively lesser proportion of cells fromhospitalized COVID-19 patients with severe illness compared tonon-hospitalized subjects with milder disease (FIGS. 7H and 7I),providing a potential defect in the generation of immunosuppressiveSARS-CoV-2-reactive T_(REG) cells in severe illness. Consistent with thedata from the 6-hour stimulation conditions, the inventors found thatcells in the CD4-CTL clusters (cluster B and D) were present at higherfrequencies in patients with severe disease (FIGS. 7H and 7I). They alsoshowed the greatest clonal expansion compared to other clusters (FIG.8E), showing importance of the CD4-CTL subset in immune responses toSARS-CoV-2 infection.

CD4⁺ T cell subsets that are reactive to SARS-CoV-2 and otherrespiratory viruses show remarkable heterogeneity, and across patientswith differing severity of COVID-19. Polyfunctional T_(H)1 cells, whichare abundant among FLU-reactive CD4⁺ T cells and are considered to beprotective (Seder et al., 2008), were present in lower frequencies amongSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺ T cells from patients with severe COVID-19.Lower frequencies of T_(H)17 cells were also observed amongSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺ T cells. In contrast, the inventors findincreased proportions of SARS-CoV-2-reactive T_(FH) cells withdysfunctional and cytotoxicity features in hospitalized patients withsevere COVID-19 illness. These findings raise the possibility thatcertain aspects of antigen-specific CD4⁺ T cell responses required forimmune-protection are not optimally generated in COVID-19. Anotherstriking observation is the abundance of CD4-CTLs that express highlevels of transcripts encoding for multiple chemokines (XCL1, XCL2,CCL3, CCL4, CCL5) in SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4⁺ T cells, particularly,from patients with severe COVID-19 illness. The magnitude of CD4-CTLresponse has been associated with better clinical outcomes in viralinfections and following vaccination (Juno et al., 2017), providing thatthe CD4-CTL responses in COVID-19 illness may also be linked toprotection.

Example 6: Experimental Model and Subject Details (Used in Examples 1-5;and Also Referred to Herein as STAR Methods) COVID-19 Patients andSamples.

Ethical approval for this study from the Berkshire Research EthicsCommittee 20/SC/0155 and the Ethics Committee of La Jolla Institute wasin place. Written consent was obtained from all subjects. 21hospitalized patients in a large teaching hospital in the south ofEngland with SARS-CoV-2 infection, confirmed by reverse transcriptasepolymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for detecting SARS-CoV2,between April-May 2020 were recruited to the study. A further cohort of9 participants consisting of healthcare workers who were nothospitalized with COVID-19 illness, confirmed based on RT-PCR assay orserological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, were also recruited overthe same period. All subjects provided up to 80 mls of blood forresearch studies. Clinical and demographic data were collected frompatient records for hospitalized patients including comorbidities, bloodresults, drug intervention, radiological involvement, thrombotic events,microbiology and virology results. The median age of patients withCOVID-19 illness was 53 (26-82) and 67% were male. This cohort consistedof 24 (81%) White British/White Other, 4 (13%) Indian and 2 (7%) BlackBritish participants. Of the 30 participants, 9 (30%) had mild diseaseand were not hospitalized, 21 (70%) had moderate/severe disease and werehospitalized. The median age of the non-hospitalized group was 40(26-50) and 44% were male. The median age of the hospitalized patientswas 60 (33-82) and 76% were male. All hospitalized patients survived todischarge from hospital.

Healthy Controls

To study HPIV, HMPV and SARS-CoV-2 reactive CD4⁺ T cells, the inventorsutilized de-identified buffy coat samples from healthy adult donors whodonated blood at the San Diego Blood Bank before 2019, prior to theCovid-19 pandemic. Donors were considered to be in good health, free ofcold or flu-like symptoms and with no history of Hepatitis B orHepatitis C infection. To study FLU-reactive cells, the inventorsobtained de-identified blood samples from 8 donors enrolled in the LaLJI's Normal Blood Donor Program before and/or after (12-14 days)receiving the FLUCELVAX vaccine. Approval for the use of this materialwas obtained from the Ethics Committee of La Jolla Institute.

Method Details PBMC Processing

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from up to 80ml of anti-coagulated blood by density centrifugation over Lymphoprep(Axis-Shield PoC AS, Oslo, Norway) and cryopreserved in 50%decomplemented human antibody serum, 40% complete RMPI 1640 medium and10% DMSO.

SARS-CoV-2 Peptide Pools

Pools of lyophilized peptides covering the immunodominant sequence ofthe spike glycoprotein ad the complete sequence of the membraneglycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 (15-mer sequences with 11 amino acidsoverlap) were obtained from Miltenyi Biotec (Constantin J Thieme, 2020),resuspended and stored according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Epitope MegaPool (MP) Design

The Human Parainfluenza (HPIV), Metapneumovirus (HMPV) CD4⁺ T cellmegapools (MPs) were produced by sequential lyophilization ofviral-specific epitopes as previously described (Carrasco Pro et al.,2015; Weiskopf et al., 2015b). T cell prediction was performed usingTepiTool tool, available in IEDB analysis resources (IEDB-AR), applyingthe 7-allele prediction method and a median cutoff≤20 (Dhanda et al.,2019; Paul et al., 2015; Paul et al., 2016). For the HA-influenza MP,the inventors selected 177 experimentally defined epitopes, retrieved byquerying the IEDB database on 07/12/19 with search parameters “positiveassay only, No B cell assays, No MHC ligand assay, Host: Homo Sapiensand MHC restriction class II”. The list of epitopes was enriched withpredicted peptides derived from the HA sequences of the vaccine strainsavailable in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 (A/Michigan/45/2015(H1N1),B/Brisbane/60/2008,A/Hong_Kong/4801/2014_H3N2, A/Michigan/45/2015(H1N1),A/Alaska/06/2016(H3N2), B/Iowa/06/2017, B/Phuket/3073/2013). Theresulting peptides were then clustered using the IEDB cluster 2.0 tooland the IEDB recommended method (cluster-break method) with a 70% cutoff for sequence identity applied (Dhanda et al., 2019; Dhanda et al.,2018). Peptides were synthesized as crude material (A&A, San Diego, CA),resuspended in DMSO, pooled according to each MP composition and finallysequentially lyophilized (Carrasco Pro et al., 2015). For screeninghealthy non-exposed subjects (samples provided before the currentpandemic) who cross-react to SARS-CoV-2, the inventors screened 20healthy non-exposed subjects using SARS-CoV-2 peptide CD4-R and CD4-Spools, as described (Grifoni et al., 2020).

Antigen-Reactive T Cell Enrichment (ARTE) Assay

Enrichment and FACS sorting of virus-reactive CD154⁺ or CD137⁺ CD4⁺memory T cells following peptide pool stimulation was adapted fromBacher et al. 2016 (Bacher et al., 2016). Briefly, PBMCs from eachdonor, were thawed, washed, plated in 6-well culture plates at aconcentration of 5×10⁶ cells/ml in 1 ml of serum-free TexMACS medium(Miltenyi Biotec) and left overnight (5% CO₂, 37° C.). Cells werestimulated by the addition of individual virus-specific peptide pools (1μg/ml) for 6 h in the presence of a blocking CD40 antibody (1 μg/ml;Miltenyi Biotec). For subsequent MACS-based enrichment of CD154⁺, cellswere sequentially stained with fluorescence-labeled surface antibodies,Cell-hashtag TotalSeq™-C antibody (0.5 μg/condition), and abiotin-conjugated CD154 antibody (clone 5C8; Miltenyi Biotec) followedby anti-biotin microbeads (Miltenyi Biotec). Labelled cells were addedto MS columns (Miltenyi Biotec) and positively selected cells (CD154⁺)were eluted and used for FACS sorting of CD154⁺ memory CD4⁺ T cells. Theflow-through from the column was collected and re-plated to harvestcells responding 24 h after peptide stimulation. Analogous to enrichmentfor CD154⁺, CD137-expressing CD4⁺ memory T cells were positivelyselected by staining with biotin-conjugated CD137 antibody (cloneREA765; Miltenyi Biotec) followed by anti-biotin MicroBeads and appliedto a new MS column. Following elution, enriched populations wereimmediately sorted using a FACSAria Fusion Cell Sorter (BectonDickinson) based on dual expression of CD154 and CD69 for 6-hourstimulation condition, and CD137 and CD69 for 24-hour stimulationcondition. The gating strategy used for sorting is shown in FIGS. 2A and8B. All flow cytometry data were analyzed using FlowJo software (version10).

Cell Isolation and Single-Cell RNA-Seq Assay (10× Platform).

For combined single-cell RNA-seq and TCR-seq assays (10× Genomics), amaximum of 60,000 virus-reactive memory CD4⁺ T cells from up to 8 donorswere pooled by sorting into low retention 1.5 mL collection tubes,containing 500 μL of a 1:1 solution of PBS:FBS supplemented with RNAseinhibitor (1:100). Following sorting, ice-cold PBS was added to make upto a volume of 1400 μl. Cells were then centrifuged for 5 minutes (600 gat 4° C.) and the supernatant was carefully removed leaving 5 to 10 μl.25 μl of resuspension buffer (0.22 μm filtered ice-cold PBS supplementedwith ultra-pure bovine serum albumin; 0.04%, Sigma-Aldrich) was added tothe tube and the pellet was gently but thoroughly resuspended. Followingcareful mixing, 33 μl of the cell suspension was transferred to aPCR-tube for processing as per the manufacturer's instructions (10×Genomics).

Briefly, single-cell RNA-sequencing library preparation was performed asper the manufacturer's recommendations for the 10× Genomics 5′TAG v1.0chemistry with immune profiling and cell surface protein technology.Both initial amplification of cDNA and library preparation were carriedout with 13 cycles of amplification; V(D)J and cell surface proteinlibraries were generated corresponding to each 5′TAG gene expressionlibrary using 9 cycles and 8 cycles of amplification, respectively.Libraries were quantified and pooled according to equivalent molarconcentrations and sequenced on Illumina's NovaSeq6000 sequencingplatform with the following read lengths: read 1—101 cycles; read 2—101cycles; and i7 index—8 cycles.

Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis

Reads from single-cell RNA-seq were aligned and collapsed into UniqueMolecular Identifiers (UMI) counts using 10× genomics' Cell Rangersoftware (v3.1.0) and mapping to GRCh37 reference (v3.0.0) genome.Hashtag UMI counts for each TotalSeq™-C antibody capture library weregenerated with the Feature Barcoding Analysis pipeline from Cell Ranger.To demultiplex donors, UMI counts of cell barcodes were first obtainedfrom the raw data output, and only cells with at least 100 UMI wereconsidered for donor assignment. Donor identities were inferred byMULTIseqDemux (autoThresh=TRUE and maxiter=10) from Seurat (v3.1.5)using the UMI counts. Each cell barcode was assigned a donor ID, markedas a Doublet, or having a Negative enrichment. Cells with multiplebarcodes were re-classified as doublets if the ratio of UMI countsbetween the top 2 barcodes was less than 3. Cells labeled as Doublet orNegative were removed from downstream analyses. Raw 10× data, from fourlibraries, was aggregated using Cell Ranger's aggr function (v3.1.0).The merged data was transferred to the R statistical environment foranalysis using the package Seurat (v3.1.5) (Stuart et al., 2019). Tofurther minimize doublets and to eliminate cells with low qualitytranscriptomes, cells expressing <800 and >4400 unique genes, <1500and >20,000 total UMI content, and >10% of mitochondrial reads wereexcluded. The summary statistics for all the single-cell transcriptomelibraries indicate good quality data with no major differences inquality control metrices across multiple batches (FIG. 4A). Thisprocedure was independently applied for data from CD4⁺ T cellsstimulated for 6 hours and 24 hours.

For single-cell transcriptome analysis only genes expressed in at least0.1% of the cells were included. The transcriptome data was thenlog-transformed and normalized (by a factor of 10,000) per cell, usingdefault settings in Seurat software. Variable genes with a meanexpression greater than 0.01 and explaining 25% of the total variancewere selected using the Variance Stabilizing Transformation method, asdescribed (Stuart et al., 2019). Transcriptomic data from each cell wasthen further scaled by regressing the number of UMI-detected andpercentage of mitochondrial counts. For data from CD4+ T cellsstimulated for 6 hours, principal component analysis was performed usingthe variable genes, and based on the standard deviation of PCs in the“elbow plot”, the first 38 principal components (PCs) were selected forfurther analyses. Cells were clustered using the FindNeighbors andFindClusters functions in Seurat with a resolution of 0.6. Therobustness of clustering was independently verified by other clusteringmethods and by modifying the number of PCs and variable genes utilizedfor clustering. Analysis of clustering patterns across multiple batchesrevealed no evidence of strong batch effects (FIG. 2A, right panel). Fordata from CD4⁺ T cells stimulated for 24 hours, principal componentanalysis was performed using the genes explaining 25% of the variance,and the first 16 principal components (PCs) were selected for furtheranalyses. Cells were clustered using the FindNeighbors and FindClustersfunctions in Seurat with a resolution of 0.2. Further visualizations ofexported normalized data such has “violin” plots were generated usingthe Seurat package and custom R scripts. Violin shape represents thedistribution of cell expressing transcript of interest (based on aGaussian Kernel density estimation model) and are colored according tothe percentage of cells expressing the transcript of interest.

Single-Cell Differential Gene Expression Analysis

Pair-wise single-cell differential gene expression analysis wasperformed using the MAST package in R (v1.8.2) (Finak et al., 2015)after conversion of data to counts per million (CPM+1). A gene wasconsidered differentially expressed when Benjamini-Hochberg-adjustedP-value was <0.05 and a log 2 fold change was more than 0.25. Forfinding cluster markers (transcripts enriched in a given cluster) thefunction FindAllMarkers from Seurat was used.

Gene Set Enrichment Analysis and Signature Module Scores

GSEA scores were calculated with the package fgsea in R using thesignal-to-noise ratio as a metric. Gene sets were limited by minSize=3and maxSize=500. Normalized enrichment scores were presented as * plots.Signature module scores were calculated with AddModuleScore function,using default settings in Seurat. Briefly, for each cell, the score isdefined by the mean of the signature gene list after the mean expressionof an aggregate of control gene lists is subtracted. Control gene listswere sampled (same size as the signature list) from bins created basedon the level of expression of the signature gene list.

Single-Cell Trajectory Analysis

The “branched” trajectory was constructed using Monocle 3 (v0.2.1,default settings) with the number of UMI and percentage of mitochondrialUMI as the model formula, and including the highly variable genes fromSeurat for consistency. After setting a single partition for all cells,the cell-trajectory was projected on the PCA and UMAP generated fromSeurat analysis. The ‘root’ was selected by theget_earliest_principal_node function provided in the package.

T Cell Receptor (TCR) Sequence Analysis

Reads from single-cell V(D)J TCR sequence enriched libraries were 5processed with the vdj pipeline from Cell Ranger (v3.1.0 and humanannotations reference GRCh38, v3.1.0, as recommended). In brief, theV(D)J transcripts were assembled and their annotations were obtained foreach independent library. In order to perform combined analysis ofsingle-cell transcriptome and TCR sequence from the same cells V(D)Jlibraries were first aggregated using a custom script. Then cell barcodesuffixes from these libraries were revised according to the order oftheir gene expression libraries. Unique clonotypes, as defined by 10×Genomics as a set of productive Complementarity-Determining Region 3(CDR3) sequences, were identified across all library files and theirfrequency and proportion (clone statistics) were calculated based on theaggregation result. This procedure was independently applied for datafrom CD4⁺ T cells stimulated for 6 hours and 24 hours. Based on the vdjaggregation files, barcodes captured by the gene expression data andpreviously filtered to keep only good quality cells, were annotated witha specific clonotype ID alongside their clone size (number of cells withthe same clonotypes in both the TCR alpha and beta chains) statistics.Cells that share clonotype with more than 1 cell were called as clonallyexpanded (clone size 2). Clone size for each cell was visualized onUMAP. Sharing of clonotype between cells in different clusters wasdepicted using the tool UpSetR.

Quantification and Statistical Analysis

Processing of data, applied methods and codes are described in therespective section in the STAR Methods. The number of subjects, samplesand replicates analyzed, and the statistical test performed areindicated in the figure legends. Statistical analysis for comparisonbetween two groups was assessed with Student's unpaired two-tailedt-test using GraphPad Prism 7.0d.

Example 7: CD4+ T Cell Responses in COVID-19 Illness

To capture CD4+^(T) cells responding to SARS-CoV-2 in patients withCOVID-19 illness, we employed the antigen-reactive T cell enrichment(ARTE) assay (Bacher et al., 2013, 2016, 2019; Schmiedel et al., 2018)that relies on in vitro stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclearcells (PBMCs) for 6 h with overlapping peptide pools targeting theimmunogenic domains of the spike and membrane proteins of SARS-CoV-2(see STAR Methods; Thieme et al., 2020). Following in vitro stimulation,SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ memory T cells were isolated based on theexpression of cell surface markers (CD154 and CD69) that reflect recentengagement of the T cell receptor (TCR) by cognate majorhistocompatibility complex (MHC)-peptide complexes (FIG. 14A). In thecontext of acute COVID-19 illness, CD4+ T cells expressing activationmarkers have been reported in the blood (Braun et al., 2020; Thevarajanet al., 2020); such CD4+ T cells, presumably activated in vivo byendogenous SARS-CoV-2 viral antigens, were also captured during the ARTEassay, thereby enabling us to study a comprehensive array of CD4+ T cellsubsets responding to SARS-CoV-2. We sorted >300,000 SARS-CoV-2-reactiveCD4+ T cells from >1.3 billion PBMCs isolated from a total of 40patients with COVID-19 illness (22 hospitalized patients with severeillness, 9 of whom required intensive care unit [ICU] treatment, and 18non-hospitalized subjects with relatively milder disease; FIGS. 9A and9B). In addition to expressing CD154 and CD69, sortedSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells co-expressed other activation-relatedcell surface markers like CD38, CD137(4-1BB), CD279 (PD-1), and HLA-DR(FIGS. 9C and 14B).

Recent evidence from studies in non-exposed individuals (blood sampleobtained pre-COVID-19 pandemic) indicates pre-existingSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells, possibly indicative of humancoronavirus (HCoV) cross-reactivity. Such cells are observed in up to50% of the subjects studied (Braun et al., 2020; Grifoni et al., 2020;Le Bert et al., 2020). To capture such SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells,likely to be coronavirus (CoV)-reactive, we screened healthy non-exposedsubjects and isolated CD4+ T cells responding to SARS-CoV-2 peptidepools from 4 subjects with highest responder frequency (FIGS. 9A and14C). Next, for defining the CD4+ T cell subsets and their propertiesthat distinguish SARS-CoV-2-reactive cells from other common respiratoryvirus-reactive CD4+ T cells, we isolated CD4+ T cells responding topeptide pools specific to influenza hemagglutinin protein (FLU-reactivecells, see STAR Methods) from 8 additional healthy subjects who providedblood samples before and/or after influenza vaccination (FIGS. 9A, 14D,and 14E). CD4+ T cells responding to peptide pools specific to othercommon respiratory viruses like human parainfluenza (HPIV) and humanmetapneumovirus (HMPV) were also isolated from healthy subjects (FIG.14C). In total, we interrogated the transcriptome and TCR sequenceof >100,000 viral reactive CD4+ T cells from 53 subjects (FIGS. 9A, 14A,and 14B).

Example 8: SARS-CoV-2-Reactive CD4+ T Cells are Enriched for TFH Cellsand CD4-CTLs

Analysis of the single-cell transcriptomes of all viral-reactive CD4+ Tcells from all subjects revealed 13 CD4+ T cell subsets that clustereddistinctly, reflecting their unique transcriptional profiles (FIGS.10A-10D). Strikingly, a number of clusters were dominated by cellsreactive to particular viruses (FIGS. 2B and S2C). For example, the vastmajority of cells in clusters 1 and 10 were FLU-reactive (>65%), whereascells in clusters 0, 5, 6, 7, and 12 mainly consisted ofSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells (>70%) from COVID-19 patients (FIGS.10B and 15C). Conversely, cells in clusters 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9 were notpreferentially enriched for reactivity to any given virus (FIGS. 10B and15C). These findings suggest that distinct viral infections generateCD4+ T cell subsets with distinct transcriptional programs, although thetiming of survey (acute illness versus past infection) will alsocontribute to their cellular states. Our data highlight substantialheterogeneity in the nature of CD4+T cells generated in response todifferent viral infections on the one hand and shared features on theother.

The clusters enriched for FLU-reactive CD4+ T cells (clusters 1 and 10)displayed features suggestive of polyfunctional T helper (TH)1 cellswhich have been associated with protective anti-viral immune responses(Seder et al., 2008). Such features include the expression oftranscripts encoding for the cytokines linked to polyfunctionality suchas IFN-g, IL-2, and TNFa, and several other cytokines and chemokineslike IL-3, CSF2, IL-23A, and CCL20 (FIGS. 10D, 10E, 15E, and 15F).SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells were underrepresented in these clusters(cluster 1 and 10, <2%) when compared to FLU-reactive cells (>70%) orHMPV- and HPIV-reactive cells (˜5%-20%) (FIG. 15C). Furthermore,SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells in cluster 1 expressed significantlylower levels of IFNG and IL2 transcripts when compared to FLU-reactivecells. Together, these data suggested a failure to generate robustpolyfunctional T_(H)1 cells in SARS-CoV-2 infection. A similar patternwas also observed in SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells from healthynon-exposed subjects (FIGS. 10B and 15C) but not for HPIV orHMPV-reactive CD4+ T cells, suggesting the defect in generatingpolyfunctional TH1 cells may be a common feature for coronaviruses,although further studies specifically analyzing HCoV-reactive CD4+ Tcells in healthy individuals will be required to verify this.

Other clusters that were relatively underrepresented forSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells included clusters 2 and 8, which wereboth enriched for TH17 signature genes, with cluster 2 highly enrichedfor cells expressing IL17A and IL17F transcripts, thus representing bonafide TH17 cells (FIGS. 10B-10F and 15C-15E). TH17 cells have beenassociated with protective immune responses in certain models of viralinfections (Acharya et al., 2016; Wang et al., 2011); however, in othercontexts they have been shown to promote viral disease pathogenesis(Acharya et al., 2016; Ma et al., 2019). Therefore, the functionalrelevance of an impaired T_(H)17 response in COVID-19 is not clear andrequires further investigation.

Clusters that were evenly distributed across all viral-specific CD4+ Tcells include clusters 3 and 4. Cluster 3 displayed a transcriptionalprofile consistent with enrichment of interferon (IFN)-response genes(IFIT3, IFI44L, ISG15, MX2, OAS1), and cluster 4 was enriched for CCR7,IL7R, and TCF7 transcripts, likely representing central memory CD4+ Tcell subset (FIGS. 10B-10F and 15C-15E). Cluster 12, which expressedhigh levels of transcripts linked to cell cycle genes MK167 and CDK1,also contained a large proportion of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells(FIGS. 10B-10D), indicative of actively proliferating cells responsiveto SARS-CoV-2 antigens. Cluster 6, also dominated by SARS-CoV-2-reactiveCD4+ T cells, was characterized by high levels of PRF1, GZMB, GZMH,GNLY, and NKG7 transcripts, which encode for molecules linked tocytotoxicity (Patil et al., 2018) (FIGS. 10B-10F and 15C-15E). Gene setenrichment analysis (GSEA) showed significant positive enrichment ofsignature genes for cytotoxicity in clusters 6 and 9 (FIG. 15G),confirming these clusters represent cytotoxic CD4+ T cells (CD4-CTLs).

Clusters 0, 5, and 7, which were colocalized in the uniform manifoldapproximation and projection (UMAP) plot, were dominated bySARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells (FIGS. 10A and 10B). Cells in theseclusters were uniformly enriched for transcripts encoding for cytokines,surface markers, and transcriptional coactivators associated with Tfollicular helper (TFH) cell function (CXCL13, IL21, CD200, BTLA, andPOU2AF1) (Locci et al., 2013) (FIGS. 10B-10F and 15C-15E). IndependentGSEA showed significant positive enrichment of TFH signature genes inthese clusters, confirming that cells in these clusters representcirculating TFH cells (FIG. 15G). Bona fide TFH cells reside in thegerminal center; however, TFH cells have been described in the bloodwhere increased numbers have been reported during viral infections andfollowing vaccinations (Bentebibel et al., 2013; Koutsakos et al., 2018;Smits et al., 2020). Thus, the increase in circulatingSARSCoV-2-reactive TFH subsets observed in patients with COVID-19 isconsistent with published reports in acute infections. Overall, oursingle-cell transcriptomic analysis revealed substantial differences inthe nature of CD4+ T cell responses to viral infections and highlightsubsets that are specifically enriched or depleted in COVID-19 illness.

Example 9: SARS-CoV-2-Reactive CD4+ T Cell Subsets Associated withDisease Severity

We next assessed if the proportions of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cellsin any cluster were greater or lower in hospitalized COVID-19 patientswhen compared to non-hospitalized patients. Unsupervised clustering ofpatients, based on the proportions of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cellsin different clusters, showed that patients with an increased proportionof TFH cells in cluster 0 clustered distinctly from those with increasedproportions of TFH cells in cluster 5 or CD4-CTL cells (cluster 6) (FIG.11A). The total frequency of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+T cells with a TFHprofile (cluster 0, 5, and 7) was not significantly different betweenhospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients (FIG. 11B). However,the relative proportion of TFH cells in cluster 5 was significantlygreater in hospitalized patients (severe disease) compared tonon-hospitalized patients (mild disease), and the inverse was observedfor the proportion of TFH cells in cluster 0 (FIGS. 11C and 16A). Thispattern was maintained irrespective of whether the patients' sampleswere analyzed early (<3 weeks from symptom onset) or later (>3 weeks) inthe course of illness (FIG. S3B). Notably, the proportion of TFH cellsin cluster 7 was not significantly different between hospitalized andnon-hospitalized COVID-19 patients (FIG. 16C).

To determine the transcriptional features that differentiatedSARS-CoV-2-reactive TFH cells present in cluster 5 from those in cluster0, we performed single-cell differential gene expression analysis (FIG.16D). Transcripts encoding for transcription factors zinc fingerBED-type-containing 2 (ZBED2) and zinc finger and BTB domain-containingprotein 32(ZBTB32) were enriched in TFH cells in cluster 5 and were alsoexpressed at significantly higher levels in hospitalized COVID-19patients (FIGS. 11D and 16D). ZBTB32, also known as PLZP, belongs to abroad-complex, tramtrack and bric-a'-brac zinc finger (BTB-ZF) family oftranscriptional repressors like PLZF, B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL6), andT-helper-inducing POZ-Kruppel-like factor (ThPOK) and has been shown toplay a role in impairing anti-viral immune responses by negativelyregulating T cell proliferation, cytokine production, and development oflong-term memory cells (Piazza et al., 2004; Shin et al., 2017). ZBED2,a novel zinc finger transcription factor without a mouse ortholog, hasbeen linked to T cell dysfunction in the context of anti-tumor immuneresponse (Li et al., 2019) and more recently shown to repress expressionof IFN target genes (Somerville et al., 2020). In support of potentialdysfunctional properties of the cells in the TFH cluster 5, we foundincreased expression of several transcripts encoding for moleculeslinked to inhibitory function, like TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3, and PD1 (Thommenand Schumacher, 2018), and to negative regulation of T cell activationand proliferation, like DUSP4 and CD70 (Huang et al., 2012; O'Neill etal., 2017) (FIGS. 11D and 16D).

Most strikingly, TFH cells in cluster 5 expressed high levels ofcytotoxicity-associated transcripts (PRF1, GZMB) (FIGS. 11E, 16D, and16E), reminiscent of the recently described cytotoxic TFH cells, whichwere shown to directly kill B cells and associated with the pathogenesisof recurrent tonsillitis in children (Dan et al., 2019). Of relevance,recent studies reported a striking loss of germinal center B cells inthe thoracic lymph nodes and spleen of patients who died of SARS-CoV-2infection (Kaneko et al., 2020), as well as slightly lower SARS-CoV-2spike protein (S)-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies in deceasedCOVID-19 patients (Atyeo et al., 2020). On the basis of these findings,we hypothesized that the cytotoxic TFH cells (cluster 5) observed inhospitalized COVID-19 patients may impair humoral (B cell) immuneresponses to SARS-CoV-2. To test this association, we assessed thecorrelation between the proportions of SARS-CoV-2-reactive TFH cellsubsets and immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody titers against theSARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 (S1 and S2 subunits), which was higher in hospitalizedpatients (FIGS. 11F, 11G, and 16G). Although the total frequency ofSARS-CoV-2-reactive TFH cells (clusters 0, 5, and 7) showed a positivecorrelation with antibody levels in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, butnot in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients (FIG. 11F), the relativeproportions of cytotoxic TFH cells (TFH cells in cluster 5) showed astrong negative correlation with anti-S1/S2 antibody levels inhospitalized COVID-19 patients (FIG. 11G). Conversely, the proportionsof TFH cells in cluster 0 (noncytotoxic) were positively correlated withantibody concentrations in hospitalized COVID-19 patients (FIG. 16H). Wenoted that the magnitude of cytotoxic TFH response (cluster 5) alsoshowed a significant negative correlation with the time interval betweenonset of illness and sample collection, suggesting that theirassociation with antibody levels could be confounded by the timing ofanalysis of patients' samples (FIG. 11G). Furthermore, we did notobserve this negative association between cytotoxic TFH cells andanti-S1/S2 antibody levels in non-hospitalized patients, which suggestedthat other mechanisms such as lower viral titers may explain the lowlevels of anti-S1/S2 antibodies in non-hospitalized patients. To furtherassess effects on B cell function, we analyzed B cells specific forSARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S1 and S2 subunits) from nine patients withvarying proportion of cytotoxic TFH cells. Notably, in the hospitalizedpatients with high proportions of cytotoxic TFH cells (patients 08, 09,and 16), we observed a much smaller number of S1/S2-specific B cellscompared to those with lower proportions of these cytotoxic TFH cells(FIG. 16I). Future longitudinal studies that examine the kinetics of Tand B cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 are likely to provide more definitiveand time resolved associations between cytotoxic TFH cell and antibodyresponses.

Next, to characterize upstream regulators that may induce thedifferentiation and maintenance of the cytotoxic TFH cells, we performedIngenuity Pathway analysis (IPA) of the transcripts increased inSARS-CoV-2-reactive TFH cells in cluster 5 (cytotoxic) when compared tothose in cluster 0 (Tables S3D and S3E). Surprisingly, we found thattype 1 and 2 IFNs emerged as the top upstream activators of genesenriched in the cytotoxic TFH cluster (FIG. 16J). GSEA confirmed thatIFN response signatures were also significantly enriched in thecytotoxic TFH cluster (cluster 5) (FIG. S3K). Single-cell trajectoryanalysis showed that a large fraction of cytotoxic TFH cells (cluster 5)followed a separate trajectory from cluster 0 cells (FIG. 11H), andcells in this track were enriched for the IFN response signature. Inaddition, we found that transcripts encoding perforin (PRF1) and thetranscription factor ZBED2 were also enriched in the cytotoxic TFH celltrajectory, which suggested the hypothesis that ZBED2 may contribute tothe differentiation or function of cytotoxic TFH cells, although furtherstudies will be needed to verify this.

Example 10: Massive Clonal Expansion of CD4-CTLs

While T cells with cytotoxic function are thought to predominantlyconsist of conventional MHC class I-restricted CD8+ T cells, MHC classII-restricted CD4+ T cells with cytotoxic potential (CD4-CTLs) have alsobeen reported in several viral infections in humans and are associatedwith better clinical outcomes (Cheroutre and Husain, 2013; Juno et al.,2017; Meckiff et al., 2019; Weiskopf et al., 2015a). Paradoxically, inSARSCoV-2 infection, we find that cells in the CD4-CTL clusters (FIG.12A; cluster 6 and 9) were present at higher frequencies in somehospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to non-hospitalized patients,potentially contributing to disease severity, although we observedsubstantial heterogeneity in responses among patients (FIGS. 12B and11A).

Interrogation of the transcripts enriched in the CD4-CTL subsets pointedto several interesting molecules and transcription factors that arelikely to play an important role in their maintenance and effectorfunction. These include molecules like CD72 and GPR18 that are known toenhance T cell proliferation and maintenance of mucosal T cell subsets,respectively (Jiang et al., 2017; Wang et al., 2014) (FIGS. 4C and S4A).Additional examples include transcription factors HOPX and ZEB2 (FIGS.12C and 17A) that have been shown to positively regulate effectordifferentiation, function, persistence, and survival of T cells(Albrecht et al., 2010; Omilusik et al., 2015). Besides cytotoxicityassociated transcripts, the CD4-CTL subsets (clusters 6 and 9) andcytotoxic TFH cells (cluster 5) were highly enriched for transcriptsencoding for a number of chemokines like CCL3 (also known as macrophageinflammatory protein [MIP]-1a), CCL4 (MIP-1b), and CCL5 (FIGS. 12D and15F); these chemokines play an important role in the recruitment ofmyeloid cells (neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages), NK cells, and Tcells expressing C—C type chemokine receptors (CCR)1, CCR3, and CCR5(Hughes and Nibbs, 2018). The CD4-CTL subset in cluster 6 and cytotoxicTFH cells (cluster 5) also expressed high levels of transcripts encodingfor chemokines XCL1 and XCL2 (FIGS. 12D, 17B, and 17C) that specificallyrecruit XCR1-expressing conventional type 1 dendritic cells (cDC1) tosites of immune responses where they play a key role in promoting theCD8+ T cell responses by antigen cross-presentation (Lei and Takahama,2012). Overall, the transcriptomic features of SARS-CoV-2-reactiveCD4-CTLs and cytotoxic TFH cells suggest that they are likely to play animportant role in orchestrating immune responses by recruiting innateimmune cells to enhance CD8+T cell responses, while also directlymediating cytotoxic death of MHC class II-expressing virally infectedcells.

The recovery of paired TCR sequences from individual single cellsenabled us to link transcriptome data to clonotype information andevaluate the clonal relationship between different CD4+ T cell subsetsas well as determine the nature of subsets that display greatest clonalexpansion. In SARS-CoV-2 infection, hospitalized patients werecharacterized by large clonal expansion of the virus-reactive CD4+ Tcells (mean of 55.8%); in contrast, in non-hospitalized patients,recovered TCRs were less clonally expanded (mean of 38.0%) (FIG. S4D).Among SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells, CD4− CTL subsets (clusters 6 and9) displayed the greatest clonal expansion (>75% of cells were clonallyexpanded), indicating preferential expansion and persistence of CD4-CTLsin some patients with COVID-19 illness (FIG. 12E and. Analysis ofclonally expanded SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells from COVID-19patients showed extensive sharing of TCRs between cells in clusters 6and 9, as well as those in cluster 11 (FIG. 12F), which, notably, wasenriched for the expression of XCL1 and XCL2 transcripts and also forcytotoxicity-associated transcripts, albeit at lower levels compared tothe established CD4-CTL clusters (FIGS. 12D and 17C and. Thus, cells incluster 11 are likely to be an intermediate transition population, ahypothesis supported by single-cell trajectory analysis that showedpotential temporal connection and transcriptional similarity betweenthese subsets (FIG. 12G).

Initial reports in patients with acute COVID-19 have suggested thatcirculating T cells that express activation markers such as CD38,HLA-DR, and PD-1 ex vivo (without in vitro peptide stimulation) areenriched for SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells (Braun et al., 2020; Thevarajanet al., 2020). However, a recent study indicated that bystander T cellsreactive to other antigens (e.g., CMV and EBV) can also express theseactivation markers, likely to be non-specifically activated without TCRengagement (Sekine et al., 2020). Thus, studies in active SARS-CoV-2infection that just examine T cells expressing activation markers arenot likely to reveal the full potential effector function ofSARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells. To determine the specificity and molecularfeatures of such T cells expressing activation markers ex vivo, weisolated CD38high HLA-DRhigh PD-1+ memory CD4+ T cells from hospitalizedCOVID-19 patients and performed single-cell transcriptome and TCRsequence analysis of >20,000 cells. CD4+ T cells expressing activationmarkers ex vivo clustered distinctly from the SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ Tcells, which were isolated following in vitro stimulation withSARS-CoV-2 peptides for 6 h (FIG. 17E). The CD4+ T cells expressingactivation markers ex vivo displayed reduced activation and TFHsignature scores and had lower expression of transcripts encodingeffector cytokines (IFN-g, IL-2, TNFa), activation markers (OX40), andTFH associated genes (CD200, POU2AF1) (FIGS. 17F and 17G). Furthermore,by comparison of single-cell TCR sequences, we found that 33.8% ofSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells shared clonotypes with CD4+ T cellsexpressing activation markers ex vivo, and 12.2% of CD4+ T cellsexpressing activation markers ex vivo shared their TCRs withSARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells (FIG. 17H). Our findings indicate thatusing surface activation markers as a strategy to enrich forSARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells without SARS-CoV-2 peptide stimulation (ARTEassay) may not capture the full spectrum of SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells,like TFH biology and their cytokine profiles, although thetranscriptomic features of such in vitro activated cells may be affectedby antigen-presenting cells present in the cultures.

Example 11: SARS-CoV-2-Reactive T_(REG) Cells are Reduced inHospitalized COVID-19 Patients

In order to capture SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells that may notupregulate the activation markers (CD154 and CD69) after 6 h of in vitrostimulation with SARS-CoV-2 peptide pools, we stimulated PMBCs from thesame cultures for a total of 24 h (see STAR Methods) and captured cellsbased on co-expression of activation markers CD137 (4-1BB) and CD69, astrategy that allowed us to additionally capture antigen-specificregulatory T cells (T_(REG)) (Bacher et al., 2016) (FIGS. 13A and 18A).Our analysis of a total of 38,519 single-cell CD4+ T cell transcriptomesrevealed 6 distinct clusters (FIGS. 13A-13C). The TFH subset (cluster D)was detectable at relatively lower frequencies in the 24 h condition,though they represented the major CD4+ T cell subsets in the 6 hstimulation condition (FIGS. 10A and 13A). Consistent with delayedkinetics of activation of central memory T (TCM) cells, we identified ahigher proportion of CD4+ T cells expressing transcripts linked tocentral memory cells (CCR7, IL7R, and TCF7) (cluster C) (FIGS. 10A, 13A,and 13C).

The largest cluster (cluster A) was characterized by high expression ofFOXP3 transcripts, which encodes for the T_(REG) master transcriptionfactor forkhead box P3 (FOXP3) (Rudensky, 2011) (FIGS. 13A-13D).Independent GSEA analysis showed significant positive enrichment ofT_(REG) signature genes in this cluster, suggesting that cells in thiscluster represented SARS-CoV-2-reactive T_(REG) cells (FIG. 18B).Notably, the proportion of cells in the T_(REG) cluster wassignificantly lower in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared tonon-hospitalized patients (FIGS. 13D, 13E, and 18C), suggesting apotential defect in the generation of immunosuppressiveSARS-CoV-2-reactive T_(REG) cells in hospitalized patients. Consistentwith our data from 6 h stimulation condition, we found that cells in theCD4-CTL clusters (clusters B and F) were present at higher frequenciesin some hospitalized COVID-19 patients (FIGS. 13E, 13F, and 18C). Theyalso showed the greatest clonal expansion compared to other clusters(FIGS. 18D an 18E), suggesting potential importance of the CD4-CTLsubset in driving immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Correlation analysis of the proportion of CD4-CTLs and T_(REG) in our 24h dataset revealed a significant negative correlation, which indicatedthat patients with an impaired T_(REG) response to SARS-CoV-2 mounted astronger CD4-CTL response (FIG. 13G). A recent study in a murine modelshowed that cytotoxic TFH responses are curtailed by a subset of T_(REG)cells called follicular regulatory T (TFR) cells (Xie et al., 2019). Todetermine if such association is observed in our datasets, we firstquantified TFR cells based on the expression of IL1R2 (Eschweiler etal., 2020) from cells in the T_(REG) cluster A (FIG. 13H). IndependentGSEA confirmed that IL1R2-expressing cells were significantly enrichedfor follicular and TFR signature genes (FIG. 18F), which indicated theyrepresent TFR cells. Over 40% of the cells in the T_(REG) clusterexpressed IL1R2; this indicates that a strong circulating TFR responseis generated in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Importantly, the proportion of TFRcells was significantly lower in hospitalized COVID-19 patients (FIG.13H) and showed a modest negative correlation with the proportion ofcytotoxic TFH cells (FIG. 13I). On the basis of these findings and theknown function of these T_(REG) subsets, we hypothesize that themagnitude of T_(REG) and TFR responses to SARS-CoV-2 are likely tomodulate cytotoxic CD4+ T and B cell responses in COVID-19 illness,although further studies are required to confirm this hypothesis.

Example 12: Experimental Model and Subject Details (Used in Examples7-11) COVID-19 Patients and Samples

Ethical approval for this study from the Berkshire Research EthicsCommittee 20/SC/0155 and the Ethics Committee of La Jolla Institute forImmunology (LJI) was in place. Written consent was obtained from allsubjects. 22 hospitalized patients in a large teaching hospital in thesouth of England with SARS-CoV-2 infection, confirmed by reversetranscriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for detectingSARS-CoV-2, between April-May 2020 were recruited to the study. Afurther cohort of 18 participants consisting of healthcare workers whowere not hospitalized with COVID-19 illness, confirmed based on RT-PCRassay or serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, were alsorecruited over the same period. All subjects provided up to 80 mL ofblood for research studies. Clinical and demographic data were collectedfrom patient records for hospitalized patients including comorbidities,blood results, drug intervention, radiological involvement, thromboticevents, microbiology, and virology results. The 22 hospitalized patientshad a median age of 60 (33-82), 17 of these patients (77%) were men andthis cohort consisted of 16 (73%) White British/White Other, 4 (18%)Indian, and 2 (9%) Black British patients. All hospitalized patientssurvived to discharge from hospital. All hospitalized patients werestill symptomatic at time of blood collection, whereas some of thenon-hospitalized patients (4/18) were symptom free. The 18non-hospitalized participants had a median age of 39 (22-50), 8 (44%) ofthese participants were men and this cohort consisted of 15 (83%) WhiteBritish/White Other, 2 (11%) Arab, and 1 (6%) Chinese participant. Wenoted that the median age of the non-hospitalized patients was lowerthan the hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

Healthy Controls

To study HPIV, HMPV, and SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells from healthynon-exposed subjects (pre-COVID-19 pandemic), we utilized de-identifiedbuffy coat samples from 5 healthy adult donors who donated blood at theSan Diego Blood Bank before 2019, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. Donorswere considered to be in good health, free of cold or flu-like symptomsand with no history of Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C infection. The medianage was 50 (32-71) and 4 of these patients (80%) were men. To studyFLU-reactive cells, we obtained de-identified blood samples from 8donors enrolled in the LJI Normal Blood Donor Program before and/orafter (12-14 days) receiving the FLUCELVAX vaccine (September andOctober 2019). The median age was 37 (26-57) and 5 of these patients(63%) were women. Approval for the use of this material was obtainedfrom the LJI Ethics Committee.

Method Details PBMC Processing

Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from up to 80ml of anti-coagulated blood by density centrifugation over Lymphoprep(Axis-Shield PoC AS, Oslo, Norway) and cryopreserved in 50%decomplemented human antibody serum, 40% complete RMPI 1640 medium and10% DMSO.

SARS-CoV-2 Peptide Pools

Pools of lyophilized peptides covering the immunodominant sequence ofthe spike glycoprotein and the complete sequence of the membraneglycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 (15-mer sequences with 11 amino acidsoverlap) were obtained from Miltenyi Biotec (Thieme et al., 2020)resuspended and stored according to the manufacturer's instructions.

SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Testing

The LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 IgG (DiaSorin S.p.A., Saluggia, Italy) wasutilized as per the manufacturer's instructions to obtain quantitativeantibody results from plasma samples via an indirect chemiluminescenceimmunoassay (CLIA) in a United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)diagnostic laboratory at University Hospital Southampton. Sample resultswere interpreted as positive (R 15 AU/mL), Equivocal (R 12.0 and <15.0AU/mL) and negative (<12 AU/mL).

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein-Specific B Cell Responses

To assess the level of SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2-specific B cells, cells wereprepared in staining buffer (PBS with 2% FBS and 2 mMEDTA), FcgR blocked(clone 2.4G2, BD Biosciences), stained with indicated primary antibodiesand biotinylated S1/S2 proteins (Sino Biological) for 30 min at 4_C;washed, and subsequently stained with streptavidin-BV421. Patients 10,24 and 49 were analyzed on a different day with a lower intensity violetlaser and required different gating.

Epitope Megapool to Peptide (MP) Design

The Human Parainfluenza (HPIV) and Metapneumovirus (HMPV) CD4+ T cellpeptide megapools (MPs) were produced by sequential lyophilization ofviral-specific epitopes as previously described (Carrasco Pro et al.,2015, Weiskopf et al., 2015b). T cell prediction was performed usingTepiTool tool, available in identification epitope database analysisresources (IEDB-AR, LI), applying the 7-allele prediction method and amedian cutoff %20 (Dhanda et al., 2019, Paul et al., 2015, Paul et al.,2016). For the HA-influenza MP, we selected 177 experimentally definedepitopes, retrieved by querying the IEDB database (www.IEDB.org) on07/12/19 with search parameters “positive assay only, No B cell assays,No MHC ligand assay, Host: Homo sapiens and MHC restriction class II.”The list of epitopes was enriched with predicted peptides derived fromthe HA sequences of the vaccine strains available in 2017-2018 and2018-2019 (A/Michigan/45/2015(H1N1), B/Brisbane/60/2008,A/Hong_Kong/4801/2014(H3N2), A/Michigan/45/2015(H1N1),A/Alaska/06/2016(H3N2), B/Iowa/06/2017, and B/Phuket/3073/2013). Theresulting peptides were then clustered using the IEDB cluster 2.0 tooland the IEDB recommended method (cluster-break method) with a 70% cutoff for sequence identity applied (Dhanda et al., 2019, Dhanda et al.,2018) (Table SlE). Peptides were synthesized as crude material (A&A, SanDiego, CA), resuspended in DMSO, pooled according to each MP compositionand finally sequentially lyophilized (Carrasco Pro et al., 2015). Forscreening healthy non-exposed subjects (samples provided before thecurrent pandemic) who cross-react to SARS-CoV-2, we screened 20 healthynon-exposed subjects using SARS-CoV-2 peptide CD4-R and CD4-S pools, asdescribed (Grifoni et al., 2020).

Antigen-Reactive T Cell Enrichment (ARTE) Assay

Enrichment and FACS sorting of virus-reactive CD154+ CD4+ memory T cellsfollowing peptide pool stimulation was adapted from Bacher et al. 2016(Bacher et al., 2016). Briefly, PBMCs from each donor, were thawed,washed, plated in 24-well culture plates at a concentration of 5 3 106cells/mL in 1 mL of serum-free TexMACS medium (Miltenyi Biotec) and leftovernight (5% CO2, 37_C). Cells were stimulated by the addition ofindividual virus-specific peptide pools (1 mg/mL) for 6 h in thepresence of a blocking CD40 antibody (1 mg/mL; Miltenyi Biotec). Forsubsequent MACS-based enrichment of CD154+, cells were sequentiallystained with fluorescence-labeled surface antibodies (antibody list inTable SIG), Cell-hashtag TotalSeq-C antibody (0.5 mg/condition), and abiotin conjugated CD154 antibody (clone 5C8; Miltenyi Biotec) followedby anti-biotin microbeads (Miltenyi Biotec). Labeled cells were added toMS columns (Miltenyi Biotec) and positively selected cells (CD154+) wereeluted and used for FACS sorting of CD154+ memory CD4+ T cells. Theflow-through from the column was collected and re-plated to harvestcells responding 24 h after peptide stimulation. Analogous to enrichmentfor CD154+, CD137-expressing CD4+ memory T cells were positivelyselected by staining with biotin-conjugated CD137 antibody (cloneREA765; Miltenyi Biotec) followed by anti-biotin MicroBeads and appliedto a new MS column. Following elution, enriched populations wereimmediately sorted using a FACSAria Fusion Cell Sorter (BectonDickinson) based on dual expression of CD154 and CD69 for the 6 hstimulation condition, and CD137 and CD69 for the 24 h stimulationcondition. The gating strategy used for sorting is shown in FIGS. S1Aand S4B. All flow cytometry data were analyzed using FlowJo software(version 10).

Cell Isolation and Single-Cell RNA-Seq Assay (10× Platform)

For combined single-cell RNA-seq and TCR-seq assays (10× Genomics), amaximum of 60,000 virus-reactive memory CD4+ T cells from up to 8 donorswere pooled by sorting into low retention 1.5 mL collection tubes,containing 500 ml of a 1:1 solution of PBS:FBS supplemented withrecombinant RNase inhibitor (1:100, Takara). For healthy donors, whenpossible, equal numbers of cells were isolated from each donor andpooled before 10× Genomics single-cell RNA-seq experiments. For analysisof FLU-reactive CD4+ T cell responses, we sequenced paired pre- andpost-vaccination samples from 4 donors and supplemented this with 2non-paired samples for both pre- and post-vaccination. Samples from bothpre- and post-vaccination were pooled for analysis of FLU-reactive CD4+T cells. Following sorting, ice-cold PBS was added to make up to avolume of 1400 ml. Cells were then centrifuged for 5 min (600 g at 4_C)and the supernatant was carefully removed leaving 5 to 10 ml. 25 ml ofresuspension buffer (0.22 mm filtered ice-cold PBS supplemented withultra-pure bovine serum albumin; 0.04%, Sigma-Aldrich) was added to thetube and the pellet was gently but thoroughly resuspended. Followingcareful mixing, 33 ml of the cell suspension was transferred to aPCR-tube for processing as per the manufacturer's instructions (10×Genomics). Briefly, single-cell RNA-sequencing library preparation wasperformed as per the manufacturer's recommendations for the 10× Genomics5′ TAG v1.0 chemistry with immune profiling and cell surface proteintechnology. Both initial amplification of cDNA and library preparationwere carried out with 13 cycles of amplification; V(D)J and cell surfaceprotein libraries were generated corresponding to each 5″ TAG geneexpression library using 9 cycles and 8 cycles of amplification,respectively. Libraries were quantified and pooled according toequivalent molar concentrations and sequenced on Illumina NovaSeq6000sequencing platform with the following read lengths: read 1-101 cycles;read 2-101 cycles; and i7 index—8 cycles.

Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis

Reads from single-cell RNA-seq were aligned and collapsed into UniqueMolecular Identifiers (UMI) counts using 10× Genomics' Cell Rangersoftware (v3.1.0) and mapped to GRCh37 reference (v3.0.0) genome.Hashtag UMI counts for each TotalSeq-C antibody capture library weregenerated with the Feature Barcoding Analysis pipeline from Cell Ranger.To demultiplex donors, UMI counts of cell barcodes were first obtainedfrom the raw data output, and only cells with at least 100 UMI for thehashtag with the highest UMI counts were considered for donorassignment. Donor identities were inferred by MULTIseqDemux(autoThresh=TRUE and maxiter=10) from Seurat (v3.1.5) using the UMIcounts. Each cell barcode was assigned a donor ID, marked as a Doubletor having a Negative enrichment. Cells were re-classified as doublets ifthe ratio of UMI counts between the top 2 barcodes was less than 3.Cells labeled as Doublet or Negative were removed from downstreamanalyses. Raw 10× data were independently aggregated using Cell Ranger'saggr function (v3.1.0). Donors P28 and P48 were not stained with hashtagantibodies and therefore did not contribute to any donor specific data.The merged data was transferred to the R statistical environment foranalysis using the package Seurat (v3.1.5) (Stuart et al., 2019). Tofurther minimize doublets and to eliminate cells with low qualitytranscriptomes, cells expressing <800 and >4400 unique genes, <1500and >20,000 total UMI content, and >10% of mitochondrial UMIs wereexcluded. The summary statistics for all the single-cell transcriptomelibraries are provided in Table S2C-E and indicate good quality datawith no major differences in quality control metrics across multiplebatches, where batches are groups of donors whose libraries weresequenced together (FIG. S2A). This procedure was independently appliedfor data from CD4+ T cells stimulated for 0 and 6 h, 6 and 24 h.

For single-cell transcriptome analysis only genes expressed in at least0.1% of the cells were included. The transcriptome data was thenlog-transformed and normalized (by a factor of 10,000) per cell, usingdefault settings in Seurat software (Stuart et al., 2019). Variablegenes with a mean UMI expression greater than 0.01 and explaining 25% ofthe total variance were selected using the Variance StabilizingTransformation method, as described (Stuart et al., 2019).Transcriptomic data from each cell was then further scaled by regressingthe number of UMI-detected and percentage of mitochondrial counts. Fordata from CD4+ T cells stimulated for 6 h, principal component analysiswas performed using the variable genes, and based on the standarddeviation of PCs in the “elbow plot,” the first 38 principal components(PCs) were selected for further analyses. Cells were clustered using theFind Neighbors and Find Clusters functions in Seurat with a resolutionof 0.6. The robustness of clustering was independently verified by otherclustering methods and by modifying the number of PCs and variable genesutilized for clustering. Analysis of clustering patterns across multiplebatches revealed no evidence of strong batch effects (FIG. S2A). Fordata from CD4+ T cells stimulated for 24 h, the first 16 PCs wereselected for further analyses. Cluster 6 (G) in the 24 h dataset wasmerged with cluster 0 (A) after being identified as T_(REG). For 0 and 6h aggregation analysis, 30 PCs were taken. Finally, cells were clusteredusing the FindNeighbors and FindClusters functions in Seurat with aresolution of 0.6 and 0.2 for 6 and 0 h aggregation and 24 h,respectively. Further visualizations of exported normalized data such asUMAP or “violin” plots were generated using the Seurat package andcustom R scripts. Violin shape represents the distribution of cellexpressing transcript of interest (based on a Gaussian Kernel densityestimation model) and are colored according to the percentage of cellsexpressing the transcript of interest.

Single-Cell Differential Gene Expression Analysis

Pairwise single-cell differential gene expression analysis was performedusing the MAST package in R (v1.8.2) (Finak et al., 2015) afterconversion of data to log 2 counts per million (log 2(CPM+1)). A genewas considered differentially expressed when Benjamini-Hochberg adjustedP-value was <0.05 and a log 2 fold change was more than 0.25. Forfinding cluster markers (transcripts enriched in a given cluster) thefunction FindAllMarkers from Seurat was used.

Gene Set Enrichment Analysis and Signature Module Scores

GSEA scores were calculated with the package fgsea in R using thesignal-to-noise ratio (or the log 2 fold change for cluster 5 versuscluster 0 comparison) as a metric. Gene sets were limited by minSize=3and maxSize=500. Normalized enrichment scores were presented as GSEAplots. Signature module scores were calculated with AddModuleScorefunction, using default settings in Seurat. Briefly, for each cell, thescore is defined by the mean of the signature gene list after the meanexpression of an aggregate of control gene lists is subtracted. Controlgene lists were sampled (same size as the signature list) from binscreated based on the level of expression of the signature gene list.Gene lists used for analysis are provided in Table S2H

Single-Cell Trajectory Analysis

The “branched” trajectory was constructed using Monocle 3 (v0.2.1,default settings) (Trapnell et al., 2014) with the number of UMI,percentage of mitochondrial UMI as the model formula and including thehighly variable genes from Seurat for consistency. After setting asingle partition for all cells, the cell-trajectory was projected on thePCA and UMAP generated from Seurat analysis. The ‘root’ was selected bythe get_earliest_principal_node function provided in the package.Monocle 3 alpha was used to analyze cluster 0 and 5 using the DDRTreealgorithm for dimensional reduction after selecting the top 500 highlyvariable genes with Seurat.

T Cell Receptor (TCR) Sequence Analysis

Reads from single-cell V(D)J TCR sequence enriched libraries (Table S2D)were processed with the vdj pipeline from Cell Ranger (v3.1.0 and humanannotations reference GRCh38, v3.1.0, as recommended). In brief, theV(D)J transcripts were assembled and their annotations were obtained foreach independent library. In order to perform combined analysis ofsingle-cell transcriptome and TCR sequence from the same cells, V(D)Jlibraries were first aggregated using a custom script. Then cell barcodesuffixes from these libraries were revised according to the order oftheir gene expression libraries. Unique clonotypes, as defined by 10×Genomics as a set of productive Complementarity-Determining Region 3(CDR3) sequences, were identified across all library files and theirfrequency and proportion (clone statistics) were calculated based on theaggregation result considering only the cells present in the geneexpression libraries. This procedure was independently applied for datafrom CD4+ T cells stimulated for 6 and 24 h. Based on the vdjaggregation files, barcodes captured by our gene expression data andpreviously filtered to keep only good-quality cells, were annotated witha specific clonotype ID alongside their clone size (number of cells withthe same clonotypes in either one or both the TCR alpha and beta chains)and other statistics (Table S4A,B,E and F). Cells that share clonotypewith more than 1 cell were called as clonally expanded (clone size >2).Clone size for each cell was visualized on UMAP, depicting onlySARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cells. Sharing of clonotype between cells indifferent clusters was depicted using the tool UpSetR (Conway et al.,2017). Finally, in order to assess the sharing between the 0- and 6 hdatasets, the same aggregation process was applied for all of the vdjlibraries from these data and only SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T cellsspecifically isolated from matched patients between sets wereconsidered.

Quantification and Statistical Analysis

Processing of data, applied methods and codes are described in therespective section in the STAR Methods. The number of subjects, samples,replicates analyzed, and the statistical test performed are indicated inthe figure legends or STAR methods. Statistical analysis for comparisonbetween two groups were assessed with Mann Whitney U test andcorrelation assessed with spearman test with using GraphPad Prism.

1. A method comprising: (a) obtaining a biological sample; (b)quantifying a level of a biological feature associated with the numberor activity of cytotoxic follicular helper (TFH) or CD4-CTL cells fromthe biological sample; and (c) comparing the level of the biologicalfeature associated with the TFH or CD4-CTL cells against a quantifiablereference value, wherein when the level of the biological feature ishigher than the quantifiable reference value, the viral infection isassociated with SARS-CoV-2.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein thequantifiable reference value comprises a biological feature associatedwith the activity or number of TFH or CD4-CTL cells isolated from asource infected with a non-SARS-CoV-2 virus.
 3. The method of claim 1,wherein the quantifiable reference value comprises a biological featureassociated with TFH or CD4-CTL cells isolated from a source infectedwith an influenza virus.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein thebiological feature comprises the expression or activity of one or moregenes set forth in Table 2 and/or Table 3, or one or more of the T-cellreceptor (TCR) sequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant,subsequence, or derivative thereof.
 5. The method of claim 4, whereinthe biological feature comprises expression or activity of one or moreof CXCL13, IL21, CD200, BTLA, POU2AF1, PRF1, GZMB, GZMH, GNLY, or NKG7.6. A method comprising: (a) obtaining a biological; (b) quantifying alevel of a biological feature associated with the number or activity ofcytotoxic follicular helper (TFH) or cells from the biological sample;and (c) comparing the level of the biological feature against aquantifiable reference value, wherein when the level of the biologicalfeature is above the quantifiable reference value, the virally-induceddisease is severe.
 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the quantifiablereference value comprises a biological feature associated with thenumber or activity of TFH cells isolated from a second subject sufferingfrom a non-severe case of the virally-induced disease.
 8. The method ofclaim 6, wherein the biological feature comprises expression or activityof one or more genes set forth in Table 3, or one or more of the TCRsequences set forth in Table 6, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, orderivative thereof.
 9. The method of claim 6, wherein the biologicalfeature comprises expression or activity of one or more of ZBED2,ZBTB32, TIGIT, LAG3, TIM3, PD1, DUSP4, CD70, PRF1, or GZMB.
 10. Themethod of claim 6, wherein the virally-induced disease is COVID-19 or isassociated with SARS-CoV-2.
 11. A method comprising: (a) obtaining abiological sample; (b) quantifying a level of a biological featureassociated with the number or activity of CD4-CTL cells from thebiological sample; and (c) comparing the level of the biological featureagainst a quantifiable reference value, wherein when the level of thebiological feature is above the quantifiable reference value, thevirally-induced disease is severe.
 12. The method of claim 11, whereinthe quantifiable reference value comprises a biological featureassociated with the number or activity of CD4-CTL cells isolated from asecond subject suffering from a non-severe case of the virally-induceddisease.
 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the biological featurecomprises expression or activity of one or more genes set forth in Table2 or Table 4, or one or more of the TCR sequences set forth in Table 6,or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof.
 14. Themethod of claim 11, wherein the biological feature comprises expressionor activity of one or more of CD72, GPR18, HOPX, ZEB2, CCL3, CCL4, CCL5,CCR1, CCR3, CCR5, XCL1, or XCL2.
 15. The method of claim 11, wherein thevirally-induced disease is COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.16. A method comprising: (a) obtaining a biological sample; (b)quantifying a level of a biological feature associated with the numberor activity of TREG cells from the biological sample; and (c) comparingthe level of the biological feature associated with T_(REG) against aquantifiable reference value, wherein when the level of the biologicalfeature is below the quantifiable reference value, the virally-induceddisease is severe.
 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the quantifiablereference value comprises a biological feature associated with thenumber or activity of TREG cells isolated from a second subjectsuffering from a mild form of the virally-induced disease.
 18. Themethod of claim 16, wherein the biological feature comprises expressionor activity of FOXP3, or one or more of the TCR sequences set forth inTable 7, or a homolog, variant, subsequence, or derivative thereof. 19.(canceled)
 20. The method of claim 16, wherein the biological featurecomprises the expression or activity of T-bet, IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF, IL-3,CSF2, IL-23A, or CCL20.
 21. The method of claim 16, wherein thevirally-induced disease is COVID-19 or is associated with SARS-CoV-2.22.-121. (canceled)